Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 12:10:55 -0800

From: THOMAS CLARK tlc[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]NEVADA.EDU

Subject: Re: "bookoo"



On Mon, 30 Jan 1995, William H. Smith wrote:



Is "beaucoup" Cajun at all? It was in common use in Viet Nam in the sixties,



Also in Korea before that. (tlc[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]nevada.edu)



and I assumed it was just a GI borrowing, like "mama-san",

with no real language interference.

Bill Smith

Piedmont College

wh5mith[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]aol.com