Re: adjectives and adverbs

This was the original form. English got the progressive am ...ing tense
by saying "I am at ----ing", later shortened to "I am a-...ing" then the
a was dropped completely in standard English. In some dialects I know
it's used more often with the most common verbs like go than with
uncommon verbs I think, and some seem to retain it for all verbs.

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>I delight in American regionalisms.  I was in Wal-mart the other day
>and I overheard one woman say to another, "Are you goin' to the
>pharmacy?  That's where I'm a-goin'."  I wonder if there's any rule
>for when this "a-" can be used.
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>Charlie
>http://wiki.frath,net/user:caeruleancentaur
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