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<font size=3>At 2/7/2014 05:15 PM, Ben Zimmer wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">While "hoedown"
doesn't get its own entry in DARE, it shows up in the<br>
survey responses for this question: "Qu. FF4, Names and joking
names<br>
for different kinds of dancing parties." If you have access to
digital<br>
DARE, you can see the map with survey results here:<br><br>
<a href="http://www.daredictionary.com/view/question/FF4" eudora="autourl">
http://www.daredictionary.com/view/question/FF4</a></font></blockquote>
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Today was my first encounter with digital DARE, and I only did the most
basic search for the (head?) word, without looking to see what other
information (or searching method) was available.<br><br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><font size=3>According to the
survey, usage is scattered throughout the country, so<br>
it's safe to say it's not regional.</font></blockquote><br>
I wonder what regional maps taken in 1840, 1880, and 1930 (the Lomaxes
time) would show. A spread from the deep South to the Appalachians
to ?<br><br>
Joel<br><br>
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