required plural marking in 2PP

[Michael Everson]

On 8 Jul 2012, at 18:31, Wilson Gray wrote:

> My sainted mother mocked me - or should that be "marked"? - all of her life, because I once said, "You is," to her. Since she didn't let me
> forget it, I can say that the year was 1939.
>
> So, that usage has been a long time coming.

Louis Jordan's song "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" was released in 1944.

Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com/

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