Re: YAEDT? Syntax in dialects of English

> [mailto:CONLANG@listserv.brown.edu] On Behalf Of Eugene Oh
> Apparently in Hiberno-English "I'm after calling" means "I've
> just called", IIRC. That's an interesting contrast.
Locally, there are a lot of strong verbs that become weak. You'll hear "knowed" instead
of "knew" for example. Then there are the ones like "seen" instead of "saw"
where the participle takes over for the simple past.