bath vs. bathe

[James Smith]

My mother-in-law, born and raised in Utah, uses "bath"
for "bathe" - she's the only person I've ever heard do
 this, and she does not like to be "corrected".



--- abigail adams <abigailadams51 at YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> In the past I had a roommate from Hazard Ky
> (Southastern KY). When she wanted to get into the
> shower she would say "I need to bath" - I had always
> said and heard "I need to bathe" and "I need to take
> a bath"
>
> I recently met another person from this same area
> and she said the same thing. Has anyone heard this
> confusion before - maybe in other regions?
>
>
> "if you've never stared off in the distance, then
> your life is a shame..."
>
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>
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James D. SMITH                 |If history teaches anything
South SLC, UT                  |it is that we will be sued
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