Re: Country Names -- Local Pronunciations
| From: | Joe Fatula <fatula3@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, May 14, 2003, 12:19 |
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From: "John Cowan" <cowan@...>
Subject: Re: Country Names -- Local Pronunciations
> Also, is "I guess" in the sense of "I suppose" reappearing in English
> English again after a 400-year hiatus? When Gandalf uses it[1], it
> must have looked like a deliberate archaism, although it seems perfectly
> normal over here.
Has it not been in use in England's English? Over here in America, I'd use
"I guess" as the more default-ish form, with "I suppose" as an alternative.
How is it used in England?
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