Re: CHAT: which's

Joe wrote:
> It was probably originally a spelling error, but since has spread.
A spelling error presumably based on a misinterpretation of the /@(v)/
as being "of" rather than "have".  After all, -'ve isn't (at least in my
dialect) common except after pronounce (in which case it's /v/) or after
other modals.  Otherwise it's "have" /(h)&v/ (or sometimes /Ev/ or /Iv/,
not sure exactly what the rules are there), so it doesn't really sound
much like "have/-'ve", more like "of".

Oh, I just remember, "y'all've" does have /@v/.

Note: I'm not trying to start an English Pronunciation Thread!  :-)
Merely pointing out what happens in at least one dialect to give a
possible reason for that reanalysis.

BTW, Joe, please cut out the parts of the posts that you're not replying
to!  Your replies are often 20 lines of the original post, and then one
line of your reply.

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