Re: USAGE: Fun with phonetics

There is an interesting usage in this area (Blue Ridge Mtns.) that
fascinates me.  People often call our church for help with their
bills.  Almost always they phrase it thus: "I was wanting to know if
you could...."  Shades of Eliza Doolittle's father!

I would have said, "I wanted to know if you could..." or "I'd like to
know if you could..."  Or simply "Can you help me with....?"

BTW, with respect to a recent posting by Thomas Weir, don't you love
the word "nonconcatenative"?

Charlie
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