Re: YAEDT? Syntax in dialects of English
| From: | Larry Sulky <larrysulky@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, October 27, 2008, 22:45 |
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On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 6:03 PM, David McCann <david@...>wrote:
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> 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".
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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".
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