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Dear Cornel,
Doubtless you will be flooded with responses about the
etymology of this phrase. It has something to do with
someone trying to make crab xacuti and not finding the
anise star to make it with :0)
Let me just apprise you beforehand, that this same
analogy is used by any number of Indian communities
with reference to their own members.
Now here's wishing yoall & fly a mary christmas for
Jesus' birday :))
selma
PS: You're in a very festive mood these days. Nice to
see at least some Goanetters not taking Goanet too
seriously. Thank God for your oft-humourous posts.
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Cornel wrote:
What
> is the link to the
> humble crab? To date I have not come across it as a
> term in everyday English
> usage. Is there something rather distinctive in its
> Goan use like "Merry
> Christmas to you and fly" as perhaps a distinctive
> Goan abbreviation for
> family? Or the Goan distinctive verbal use of yoall
> for you all!
> Just curious and with definitely no axe to grind!
> Thanks
> Cornel
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