Re: Odd construct

Daniel Andreasson wrote:
>Andreas skrev:
> > In my 'lect, I've got _slå det_>_slå't_, _slå den_>_slå'n_.
> > I assume you'd say _slå ren_ for the later, but surely you
> > don't have anything involving an /n/ for the former? Some
> > people'd say _slå re_ - perhaps you too?
>
>Yup. I have _slå det_ > _slå re_ and _slå den_ > _slå ren_.
>
>Although _slå re_ seems an odd thing to say. I can't come
>up with any t-words to hit ('slå'). I usually only hit animates,
>or tell other people to hit animates: _slå ren!_
Well, you don't need to "hit" something to "slå" it! _Rekordet är 20m - om
du slår't [slo:rt`] vinner du ett pris._ Or you might want to _slå sönder
ett glas_ or something. Tho' is hardly a very common thing to say for me
either.

BTW, what'd you say about an expression like _seru't inte?_ ["se:r8t int@]
"Don't you see it?"? I say things like that quite frequently.

>Though, _slå DET om du kan_ 'try and beat THAT' [slo: "de: Om
>du- kan] would be a common daniel phrase. :)
>
> > As for "old rural dialect", I certainly don't speak any
> > "genuine" dialect, having grown up in places spread all
> > over southern Sweden. I'd think my speech is more Standard
> > Swedish than most peoples'.
>
>You know, I am pulling your leg just a little.
>
>Bara såruvet.
Guessed as much, but I thought I'd point out for the non-Swedes that may be
following this thread that while my usuage isn't The King's Standard Swedish
(TM), it's not some freaked-out dialect either.

                                                      Andreas

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