invariant "be"

[Wilson Gray]

On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 6:30 PM, George Thompson <gt1 at nyu.edu> wrote:
> How early is invariant "be" in AAVE documented?
>
I don't know, George. Hiw early is it documented?:-)

> Or, is an instance from 1818 of interest?

On a serious tip, though, I'd certainly be interested in seeing it.

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