mais

"_Mais -- mais -- _" he puffed and panted like a very old and fat person trying to persuade a bicycle to climb a hill -- "_mais -- vous avez de la chance! _"

The Enormous Room 1928

"Truly," said the Count, with a difficult essay at meeting the man in his own humour -- "Truly, but your Grace's invitation was so pressing -- _ah! c'est grand dommage! mais -- mais_ -- I am not, with every consideration, in the key for badinage.

Doom Castle Neil Munro

Could it be that the mais comes from a reluctance to get involved with what is now a burgeoning reputation as a serial shagger? oxo |

sunday 2007

C'est con comme phrase mais je ne sais pas comment dire.

pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2008

The sound “è” of “mAIs” (casually) turned into the sound of the French vowel “a”, and this is how "mais" became "ma".

troisième age - French Word-A-Day 2010

The sound “è” of “mAIs” casually turned into the sound of the French vowel “a”, and this is how "mais" became "ma".

troisième age - French Word-A-Day 2010

Page 31, footnote is not printed clearly, word appears to be "mais"

The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century Francis Parkman 1858

Writing as one of your readers from Cajun country (Lafayette, Louisiana) I can tell you that people of French Canadian descent have been using the word "mais" which they pronounce

The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan 2008

Além disso, encontram-se nas situações mais graves de exploração e degradação do trabalho humano.

Global Voices in English » Brazil: Amnesty for illegal immigrants sparks hope and controversy 2009

A maioria não sabe e repete simplesmente porque é o que todos, embalados por @rafinhabastos, estão repetindo desde o dia 16/07/2009 e pensam que é pelas recentes denúncias envolvendo o senador José Sarney, mas há razões mais antigas para a escolha deste político para um dos primeiros gritos por um governo limpo.

Global Voices in English » Brazil: Digital mob demands the Senate President’s resignation 2009