> [mailto:CONLANG@listserv.brown.edu] On Behalf Of Larry Sulky
> > In Canada, Newfoundland sounds as if it has an interesting
dialect,
> > judging by Tanya Huff's "Summon the Keeper" (one of the
> funniest books
> > I've read in years): e.g. "I'm after calling 911" for "I'm going
to
> > call 911".
> >
>
> Yes, Newfies have a goodly number of variances. The past
> participle replaces the simple past most of the time; that is
> to say, it's so regular that if there are exceptions I
> haven't noted them. You'll also hear "some" for
> "very": "You're some smart, by" = "You're very smart, boy/buddy".
How about that annoying use of "so" as a type of emphatic that's
been going around for the past few years, like "You're so going to
do what I tell you!".