ebinmaine 67,507 #1 Posted June 17, 2023 @squonk here's an article for ya. https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/aroostook-county/ployes-bouchard-family-farm-fort-kent-maine-aroostook-county-what-are-ployes-french-acadian/97-51116a9a-2df7-43ae-97f7-de7d9812799e 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 7,004 #2 Posted June 17, 2023 You mean ploye is not Maineish for employee? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,561 #3 Posted June 17, 2023 Or, for "ploy", as in "What ployes @ebinmaine got goin' now to cowna da market on C160s?" 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,118 #4 Posted June 17, 2023 I probably rode past that farm when I was a kid. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,507 #5 Posted June 17, 2023 3 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Or, for "ploy", as in "What ployes @ebinmaine got goin' now to cowna da market on C160s?" Well played. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,507 #6 Posted June 17, 2023 4 hours ago, 8ntruck said: You mean ploye is not Maineish for employee? No no. That's pronounced "workuh". 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 7,004 #7 Posted June 17, 2023 3 hours ago, ebinmaine said: No no. That's pronounced "workuh". I'll add that as another entry in the Maineish - English dictionary. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites