prissy, 1842 (?)

[Wilson Gray]

On Oct 21, 2004, at 11:58 PM, Douglas G. Wilson wrote:

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>> ... BTW, do you know of Roger D. Abrahams? It's
>> pronounced as though spelled "Abrams," so I've heard. I have a book of
>> his called Deep Down in the Jungle (1963) that, among other things has
>> a very small list of black usages from Philadelphia, some of which are
>> new to me or have a different meaning from the one that I'm familiar
>> with. I've been tempted to post some of his stuff. But that would be
>> fairly pointless, if everyone here already knows his work.
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> I don't know it. I'd be interested, and I'm sure others would be too.
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> -- Doug Wilson
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It's a deal. It's after one in the morning where I am, so I'm going to
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-Wilson Gray