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Re: CHAT: Newfs (was: Getting into the intro game)

From:Michael Poxon <m.poxon@...>
Date:Wednesday, May 15, 2002, 8:26
We have a similar mode of address in Norfolk, usually written 'bor' (rhymes
with 'door'). I'm not sure whether this is also a form of 'boy' or possibly
from Dutch 'boer' - it is purely a rural form after all.
Mike
> > So what's this "b'y" that they seem to say in > Newfoundland? > > It's just "boy", sound shifted to something like > /baj/. > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Find, Connect, Date! http://personals.yahoo.ca >

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John Cowan <jcowan@...>