Bilingual paronomasia

[Bruce Ingham]

On 22/4/04 4:20 pm, "Alan Hartley" <ahartley at d.umn.edu> wrote:

> Bruce Ingham wrote:
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>> And someone in Boston informs another character that the phrase 'it cuts no
>> ice with me' is from the Iroquois (it)katsno aissvizmi meaning 'I am not
>> impressed'.  It seemed amusing. Anyone know if this is true?
>
> The earliest record in the OED is from 1895, with no hint of an Iroquois
> connection.
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> Alan
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Thanks all.  It looked too good to be true.
Bruce