...and then I read somewhere else that Canuck is originally from British Columbia, a combination of Canadian and Chinook.
So far I've seen that it may be from the East Coast and the West Coast. So much for the experts. Sheesh. My last word on this one, I promise. -frank frank theriault wrote: > Since my proclaimation of earlier this evening that Canuck was originally > derogatory slang for Ukranians of Western Canada, I've poked around the 'net a > bit, and it may be that it's some sort of Algonquin/French slang for "man". > -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

