Re: OT: English and schizophrenia

Nik Taylor wrote:

> John Cowan wrote:
> > This is a bit extreme, but "might could" for "might have been
> > able to" is very common.
>
> I've only heard "might could" meaning "might be able to", like "I might
> could get it done by tomorrow".  Altho, at least around here, it's
> hardly "very common".  I've only heard it a couple of times.
Indeed.  It's entirely absent in any dialect of Texan English that
I've heard.

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