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Posted on 5/29/14 at 11:02 pm to hendersonshands
wow, lots of visitors. (x b/c couldn't write)
luv wiki:
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United States spelling and use[edit]
Although there is debate about the exact emergence of this spelling in the United States, it has been claimed that the spelling originated from immigrants who did not speak or read English having to make an "x" mark at the end of their printed name in order to sign a legal document. Since many Cajun names of French origin already ended in "-eau," the names' endings eventually became standardized as "-eaux."
This claim has been disputed by the historian Carl Brasseaux, who insists that the "-eaux" ending was one of many possible ways to standardize Cajun surnames ending in an "O" sound. Brasseaux claims that Judge Paul Briant is most responsible for the "-eaux" ending during his oversight of the 1820 U.S. Census in Louisiana and that the "x" ending is completely arbitrary.[1]
Several surnames end in -eau (the standard French spelling), especially surnames that start with "C", as in Cousineau, a common Cajun surname.
The "-eaux" ending is used among residents of south Louisiana as a marker of their Cajun heritage, particularly at sporting events for Louisiana State University, McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette on signs like "Geaux Tigers," "Geaux Cowboys," "Geaux Colonels," or "Geaux Cajuns.", being pronounced as "Go Tigers," "Go Cowboys," "Go Colonels," or "Go Cajuns".
luv wiki:
LINK
United States spelling and use[edit]
Although there is debate about the exact emergence of this spelling in the United States, it has been claimed that the spelling originated from immigrants who did not speak or read English having to make an "x" mark at the end of their printed name in order to sign a legal document. Since many Cajun names of French origin already ended in "-eau," the names' endings eventually became standardized as "-eaux."
This claim has been disputed by the historian Carl Brasseaux, who insists that the "-eaux" ending was one of many possible ways to standardize Cajun surnames ending in an "O" sound. Brasseaux claims that Judge Paul Briant is most responsible for the "-eaux" ending during his oversight of the 1820 U.S. Census in Louisiana and that the "x" ending is completely arbitrary.[1]
Several surnames end in -eau (the standard French spelling), especially surnames that start with "C", as in Cousineau, a common Cajun surname.
The "-eaux" ending is used among residents of south Louisiana as a marker of their Cajun heritage, particularly at sporting events for Louisiana State University, McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette on signs like "Geaux Tigers," "Geaux Cowboys," "Geaux Colonels," or "Geaux Cajuns.", being pronounced as "Go Tigers," "Go Cowboys," "Go Colonels," or "Go Cajuns".
Posted on 5/30/14 at 1:41 pm to hendersonshands
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The school in the Cajun part of the state rightfully owns Geaux. Y'all can trademark AIDS if you want.
LSU trademarked GEAUX TIGERS in 2005,that's ten years ago,y'all trademarked GEAUX CAJUNS yesterday,so y'all don't really own GEAUX
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