And I thought it was simple:
Go going Gan ganning (gannin)
Cheat cheating Choyte choyting (choytin)
Onomatopoeic or dialect or cheating?
Neil
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From: Paul Gretton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 7:03 PM
Subject: [NSP]
From the prior choyte thread, a few years ago, someone indicated the
origin of the term was onomatopoeic, akin to the clucking or cackle of
hens or the like.
best,
Sam
And I thought it was simple:
Go going Gan ganning (gannin)
Cheat cheating Choyte choyting (choytin)
Onomatopoeic or