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Pig Latin?

Apr 14, 1999, 3:43 AM

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OK, I'll bite:
Could someone tell me what "pig latin" is? A form of latin spoken by pigs?

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Pig Latin? [ In reply to ]

markc at chiark

Apr 14, 1999, 4:40 AM

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In article <816010E2456BD111A48700805FBBE2EEA63EEF@ex-quebec-u1.baan.com>,
Gaetan Corneau <Gaetan_Corneau@baan.com> wrote:
>OK, I'll bite:
>Could someone tell me what "pig latin" is? A form of latin spoken by pigs?

http://WWW-KSL-SVC.stanford.edu:5915/WEBSTER/ is your
friend. According to it,

pig latin n, often cap L
(1931)
:a jargon that is made by systematic alteration of English (as ipskay
the ointjay for skip the joint)

-- Mark