I02 JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS 



two words above meniioned : " In Germany, when you load your 

 conversational gun, it is always best to throw in a Schlag or two and 

 a Zug or two, because it does not matter how much of the rest of 

 the charge you may scatter, you are bound to bag something with 

 them." In English, " box " and " set " will serve for examples of 

 words conveying meanings which in other languages it requires a 

 number of different words to define. Hence we find the French 

 Canadian using our word " set " instead oi parure if he is speaking 

 of a set of diamonds ; of meuble or meiiblement if furniture is under 

 consideration ; of serie or collection in the case of books ; of service 

 if a tea set is spoken of. Then we have set de broches a tricoter 

 instead oijeu de broches^ etc.," a set of knitting-needles ;" set de dents for 

 dentier, " set of false teeth ;" and many other instances. 



In English we have the word " epergne " to designate a sort of 

 table ornament. It looks and sounds very much like a genuine 

 French word, but you will not find it in Littre. It has found its 

 way into the language of our neighbors in Quebec to take the place 

 of surtout de table. 



If a young man is about to take unto himself a wife we say " he 

 is going to marry so-and-so," and we accordingly find some French 

 Canadians borrowing this expression and saying // v.a marier telle ou 

 telle when they should say il epouse, etc., or il va se marier avec, etc.; 

 // va marier would mean that he intended to give his sister or some 

 one in marriage. Our English "stand" in the sense of "cabstand" 

 is in common use instead oi place de fiacres. Our verb " to originate " 

 appears in the form originer instead oi provenir or tirer son origine. 



If we are certain about something we say " I am positive of it ;" 

 this phrase has been borrowed andyV;? suis positif\% found taking 

 the place oi fen suis sur, certain. " Castor oil " becomes huile de 

 castor instead of huile de ricin : huile de castor would mean " beaver 

 oil." An almanach des adresses or botti?i is often converted into 

 directoire or directory. A locomotive is frequently called an engin 

 from our engine. Sometimes a French Canadian is found saying : 

 Venez que je vous introduise a Mile, telle ou telle., making use of a lit- 

 eral translation of our word " introduce," when he should say Venez 

 que je vous presente, etc The housewife will talk of coalail, sasse- 

 panne, fleur, and sideboard, instead o{ petrole, casserole., ox coquemar, 

 farine and buffet. Her husband will speak of his bottes de cuir patent 

 instead of cuir verni, and, if he be a sportsman, of his ammunitions 



