"moi" (was: MWA! MWA!)

Jesse Sheidlower jester at PANIX.COM
Thu Mar 14 18:19:15 UTC 2002


Jim Landau wrote:
>
> "Moi" (French for "me") is not in the OED2.  I'll let you submit it, but you
> could probably find an earlier usage than Miss Piggy.

Following up a bit late here, but _moi_ will probably be entered in
OED3, with a first cite of 1760 and a second cite from 1930.
Interdatings or antedatings welcome.

Jesse Sheidlower
OED



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