St. Louis?

[Michael Mccafferty]

Most French came from the north or the east and the combination thereof.
The major port was La Rochelle. I've never heard of a Provencal speaker
among the lot, although anything's possible.

Michael

On Mon, 29 Mar 2004, Rankin, Robert L wrote:

> > Is there any possibility that the 't' in court would have
> been pronounced back then?
>
> No, I don't think so, although, in Provencal dialects or others,
> anything is possible.  Catalans in Rousillon might pronounce it even
> today.  It is maintained in the feminine, of course.  Someone may have
> cataloged the parts of France represented in the various expeditions,
> but I'd expect there were quite a few voyageurs whose origins are
> unknown.
>
> Bob
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