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But we all know he's wrong. So go on and tell him it's really called 'sledding'. Actually, which do you call it?

Sledding
18 (75%)
Tobogganing (What is that? Damn Canadians :P)
6 (25%)

Total Members Voted: 21

Voting closed: October 10, 2003, 12:49:36 pm

Author Topic: Jim Says it's "Tobogganing . . ."  (Read 9325 times)

Lucy-san

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Jim Says it's "Tobogganing . . ."
« Reply #30 on: October 12, 2003, 03:13:05 pm »
Quote from: "PIBby"
Mhm! 'Cause of thw Q-U-E at the end pronounced like the "kuh" (K) sound, that's how I know it's French.


that only means it may be romanized into french...like quebec...its some iroquois word meaning village...that the french people first put in the roman alphabet..I think toque is probably the same..its weird though because the "to" part is pronounced "too" but in french toque would be like toke (hehe). toboggan definitely isn't french methinks lol.

LimeTwister

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Jim Says it's "Tobogganing . . ."
« Reply #31 on: October 12, 2003, 03:14:55 pm »
i was pronouncing it in my head toke...

i think the canadian accent adds the too.

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Jim Says it's "Tobogganing . . ."
« Reply #32 on: October 12, 2003, 03:21:27 pm »
toke? I dont have an accent (I think...thats more in the east where they're all oot and aboot) and I don think I come close to pronouncing it like that. but maybe the people who came up with it had an accent and so its been passed on that way! yes! mystery solved!

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Jim Says it's "Tobogganing . . ."
« Reply #33 on: October 20, 2004, 08:25:35 am »
Actually, it's tuque.  Toque is cool, too, but it's pronounced differently and usually refers to a slightly different hat.  Go to tuque and toque in the M-W dictionary for more information.
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« Reply #34 on: October 20, 2004, 11:02:34 am »
It depends.  Are you riding on a sled or a toboggan?  They are two very different things!!  8)

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Jim Says it's "Tobogganing . . ."
« Reply #35 on: October 20, 2004, 04:47:38 pm »
I thought it was Tuba Boggin' ?

It sure was fun when I went!!! I loved it.  :D

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Jim Says it's "Tobogganing . . ."
« Reply #36 on: October 20, 2004, 04:57:41 pm »
sledding... hehe

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