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1885, WA: German-Chinook oaths!

Summary by Chinook Jargon
Of course you know “Dutch” always meant “German” in America back then. Here’s a nice anecdote from, I reckon, right around the corner from the newspaper office. Blogger’s conception of Old Nick (image credit: The Guardian) The German fella probably really was named Nick, although “Old Nick” is The Devil in English-language slang. Here we get some nice untranslated Chinook Jargon, plus further confirmation of the cooccurrence of Chinook ‘n’ cussi…
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Chinook Jargon broke the news in on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.
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