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Posted By: Peace
24-Mar-04 - 07:42 PM
Thread Name: Is 'shanty' derived from 'chanson'
Subject: RE: Is 'shanty' derived from 'chanson'

Good question. No, according to Webster's Tenth Collegiate. Different roots.