From: Laurent Daudelin (laurent.daudelin_at_verizon.net)
Date: Tue Dec 23 2003 - 20:35:53 PST
on 23/12/03 20:17, Len Cole at leonard.cole_at_verizon.net wrote:
> I was sorely tempted to post this back on December 18, but reconsidered not
> wanting to subject NTLK to another poutine deluge so soon.
>
> In a fit of crazed inspiration, I googled "poutine" thinking I might find out
> whether it is feminine or masculine. Of course I didn't see that answer right
> off, and didn't look far enough to even see if it turned up, but I did find
> this on the first page of hits:
>
>
> Poutine celebrates 40th
>
> http://www.canoe.ca/CNEWSLifeArchive/oct2_poutine.html
>
>
> Which leads me back to my original query: is it "la" poutine or "le" poutine?
It's definitely feminine. "La" poutine, or "une" poutine when you order...
-Laurent.
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