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> For example, the "Headingley Gaol" near Winnipeg. Fellow Winnipeger here! I remember driving by that sign as a kid and being baffled by that word.
by joshdavham 10mo ago
> For example, the "Headingley Gaol" near Winnipeg.
Fellow Winnipeger here! I remember driving by that sign as a kid and being baffled by that word.
- realo 10mo agoCanada is not just english-speaking, but also french speaking. We have TWO national languages, with equal importance. This being said, I would suspect the english word gaol comes from the french word geôle.
- jeroenhd 10mo agoAccording to Wiktionary (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gaol https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gaol), gaol and geôle have a common shared ancestor in Old French/Latin. It's not the result of Canada's multilingual nature.
- catlover76 10mo ago[dead]
- Rendello 10mo agoI stayed in the Ottawa Jail Hostel in the former Carleton County Gaol. The receptionist sure acted like a warden. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_Jail_Hostel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_Jail_Hostel