till

[Dennis R. Preston]

Yeah, but what do you really say underlyingly (as I tried to express
earlier, however clumsily). Is this conversation possible in Chicago?

When did you leave?
Quarter tuh.

Not in the ChiCAWgo I know and love.

dInIs

>In Chi-CAW-go we say quarter tuh all the time!
>
>On Wed, 3 Oct 2001, Barnhart wrote:
>
>>  TlhovwI at AOL.COM,Net writes:
>>  >I still can't decide if I'm saying "quater to" or "quarter til(l)".
>>  >All I
>>  >get is "quarter t' "!
>>
>>  Sometimes I think I'm say "tuh".
>>
>>  Regards,
>>  David
>>
>>  barnhart at highlands.com
>>

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