Popular deli gets knuckles rapped over “nosh”
Popular St‑Henri deli Arthurs Nosh Bar has been reproved by the OQLF over the Yiddish word ‘nosh’ on its front window. What should they put there instead? Grignotines juives?
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Sal 09:51 on 2026-06-11 Permalink
Oy vey!
DeWolf 12:05 on 2026-06-11 Permalink
I’d love to see a story about one of the vigilante busybodies who go around filing complaints with the OQLF about things like this.
Ian 12:26 on 2026-06-11 Permalink
Maybe if it was spelled in Yiddish instead of Romanized? Lots of Hassidic businesses in my neighbourhood get away with Yiddish and/ or Hebrew. I bet if an OQLF inspector saw “נאש” (nosh) they wouldn’t know what it said anyway and let it go.
That said… If I call someone at the OQLF a putz or a shmuck, am I speaking Yiddish, or using a loanword in English? I am pretty sure most English speakers would recognize the words “putz”, “schmuck”, or “nosh” even if they don’t know ithsoe words were originally Yiddish, and I suspect that was the intention of the owner. That he’s claiming it’s Yiddish so it doesn’t count is about as authentic as his overpriced “heimishe” menu.
GC 12:26 on 2026-06-11 Permalink
Memories of Pastagate! Or the recent story about the SoLIT Cafe and the mandate to find a more French way to say “nachos”. At least they are not just dumping on English, specifically, for once?
Ian 12:34 on 2026-06-11 Permalink
Well we know they want us to not only speak French at work and at home but also to think in French, not leave the province, and apparently only eat French food.
Now I’m craving matzoh ball soup.
Nicholas 13:29 on 2026-06-11 Permalink
The best part of the nachos story is that nachos is the official term recommended by the government of Quebec. Maybe the inspector who laughed at the proprietor needs to spend more time with the dictionary. Though using chicken in English was bound to get them in trouble.