I’ve noticed a lot of written quizzes now seem to start with”Riddle me this.” It makes no sense. I do remember ‘The Riddler’ in the original Batman series using it, but it now seems to be creeping in to UK use.
lol I don’t hear that often around here except in the context of Batman’s The Riddler. I guess that would be considered an Americanism if it originates from American media, even if it isn’t well-accepted as a social norm in real American culture?
I can’t vouch for the accuracy of this information, but I think it likely that the repetitive nature of the songs would make them popular learning tools for the many children who learned French.
I suspect WW1 and WW2 may have a bearing on that, B, with action in France and Belgium and the presence of Québecois soldiers as part of the substantial Canadian forces. They'd have passed the songs on to their comrades who would take them home to their own countries.
I suspect WW1 and WW2 may have a bearing on that, B, with action in France and Belgium and the presence of Québecois soldiers as part of the substantial Canadian forces. They'd have passed the songs on to their comrades who would take them home to their own countries.
