Re: Spoken French, coins

Matt M. wrote:

> "Moé chu pas propre mais chu pas malade non pus"

I assume that this means that "oi" in Quebec is still /wE/, as
in pre-Revolutionary France?  Some poor woman was guillotined,
supposedly, for saying something positive about her "roi",
whereas in fact she meant her "roue" (spinning wheel).

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