query about an isogloss (pos. "anymore")

Carl N. E. Burnett 03 Carl.N.E.Burnett.03 at ALUM.DARTMOUTH.ORG
Sat Jun 11 04:46:48 UTC 2005


--- You wrote:
Or am I wrong about Maine? I'm pretty sure not one of
> Stephen King's Maine-bound locals, whatever their Down East
> colloquialisms, have ever let a positive "anymore" past their lips,
> or I'd have noticed.
--- end of quote ---

Born & bred in Maine in the 1980s/'90s, and I've never heard it anywhere in the state.

Carl



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