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<DIV></DIV>From: <I>"Mullins, Bill AMRDEC" <Bill.Mullins@US.ARMY.MIL></I><BR>Reply-To: <I>American Dialect Society <ADS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU></I><BR>To: <I>ADS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU</I><BR>Subject: <I>Re: "Fo'ward"</I><BR>Date: <I>Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:31:52 -0600</I><BR>---------------------- Information from the mail header -----------------------<BR>Sender: American Dialect Society <ADS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU><BR>Poster: "Mullins, Bill AMRDEC" <Bill.Mullins@US.ARMY.MIL><BR>Subject: Re: "Fo'ward"<BR>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>foh shu-ah (for sure)<BR>foh evah (forever)<BR><BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From: American Dialect Society<BR>>
[mailto:ADS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of Alison Murie<BR>> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 4:04 PM<BR>> To: ADS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU<BR>> Subject: "Fo'ward"<BR>><BR>> ---------------------- Information from the mail header<BR>> -----------------------<BR>> Sender: American Dialect Society <ADS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU><BR>> Poster: Alison Murie <sagehen@WESTELCOM.COM><BR>> Subject: "Fo'ward"<BR>> --------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> -----------------<BR>><BR>> I hear "foward" for forward in the (AE) speech of people (who<BR>> generally give /r/ its r-ness) more and more these days.<BR>> Except for "Fuggeddaboudit"<BR>> I can't think of other places where this is
happening. When<BR>> forecastles might have turned up in day-to-day speech, I<BR>> understand it was pronounced "fo'c'sle", but I wouldn't know<BR>> from my own experience!<BR>> AM<BR>><BR>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<BR>> W stands for >:< War ____Waste___Wiretaps____Witchhunts >:<<BR>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<BR>><BR>> ------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org<BR>><BR><BR>------------------------------------------------------------<BR>The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></div><br clear=all><hr> <a href="http://g.msn.com/8HMBENUS/2746??PS=47575" target="_top">Get the latest Windows Live Messenger 8.1 Beta version. Join now.</a> </html>
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