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Re: Ungrammaticalization?

From:Hawksinger <hawksinger@...>
Date:Saturday, July 17, 1999, 0:21
Nik Taylor wrote:
> > "J. Barefoot" wrote: > > You know, phrases that your parents and siblings understand > > perfectly, but when you say in public, people look at you weird? > > Umm, well, my family has a joke/expression "We/I must be living right", > used when something good happens, like getting a good parking space (the
This is one is common in Indiana. On the other hand, I used to live with a woman who the youngest of 13 children. They had more family unique sayings and words than I have ever heard before. -- Brad Coon hawksinger@fwi.com listowner battleship-l http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Gorge/7264/battleship-l.html http://www.ipfw.indiana.edu/east1/coon/web/index.htm (home pg. et al.) http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Gorge/7264 (outdoor and prim.skills) The believer is happy, the doubter is wise.--Hungarian Proverb