Talk:Canuck
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"Can-UK "Canada/United Kingdom" (A person of British-Canadian descent)"
- Is there any evidence for this claim? It sounds unlikely to me since the common use of the designation "UK" is relatively new. Canuck seems to date from the early 19th century. Prior to the last couple of decades, people most commonly used the "Great Britain" part of "the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". I could be off base here, so I won't change it yet. I'm hoping that someone will provide evidence that this is not just just an imaginative modern construction. Ground Zero 07:25, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- I googled "Canuck + etymology" and came up with nothing to support this claim. Here are a few links: Ground Zero 07:44, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- I have removed this reference pending provision of evidence. If someone can find a reference, then we can add it back in. Ground Zero 16:09, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
'It sometimes means "French Canadian" in particular' -- I have never encountered the word used in this way. Has anyone else? Rrburke 01:53, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
I have never heard 'Canuck' used to describe French Canadians in particular either, and I'm Canadian. 05:04, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
- I'm French Canadian and I actually thought Canuck referred only to English Canadians... --24.200.133.131 22:16, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
I've removed that sentence. It's clearly false. I also seriously question whether it can be seen as derogatory. I suspect most Candians, were someone to try to insult them by calling them "Canucks", would either laugh or scratch their heads. --24.81.13.220 04:28, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
Cleaned up and added the table of contents. Some entries were moved around. The entries for the Table of Contents are not the best but hope this is an improvementstatsone 03:39, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
