ADS-L Digest - 20 Feb 2009 to 21 Feb 2009 (#2009-53)

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In a message dated 2/22/2009 12:00:19 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
LISTSERV at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU writes:


>In North Carolina, where I live, and particularly in the eastern  part, there
>is a tendency to use "won't" to mean "was not" or "were  not".
>Ex: Q: "Who ate that last piece of pie?"
>     A: "It won't me".
>
>Does this practice exist  anywhere else? I have lived in and travelled thru
>much of the South,  and don't recall hearing it anywhere else.
>



Sounds like a slurring between "it wasn't me" and "it weren't me," both  of
which I've heard.  Possible?

Rosemarie

I'm like a  roasted marshmallow: crusty on the outside, but a big softie on
the  inside.






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