Show Is by basque prince L L bonaparte many years ago claimed by jingo as an english borrowing from the basques tho sou lotin basques say bai jinko meaning yos god not by god or pardieu tho k would easily become g in tho mouth of a foreigner basque sailors and soldiers have always been ubiquitous some time ago I 1 was at an inn at larraine Lar raina tho thrashing floor in soule where the host who had gained the queens medal for service in the french army in the crimean war repeated bai jinko hundreds of times during the day no doubt the basques in the time of rabelais Rab olais the first author to put basque words in print though bo did so rather clumsily had the same habit it must always have attracted tho attention of foreigners who would readily imitate it notes and queries |