LL-L "Grammar" 2002.08.14 (04) [S]

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From: "Ian James Parsley (Laptop)" <parsleyij at ukonline.co.uk>
Subject: LL-L "Grammar" 2002.08.13 (06) [E/S]

Sandy,

That sounds juist richt tae me.

Think on:
'he bes here whiles, but no aften' (Fenton's _Hamely Tongue_)

Thar the 'bes' is habitual, made sae frae the 'whiles'. Whan ye haes (!)
sicna 'habitual adverb' or onie impleed, ye uises the habitual form.

The'r fowk anaa allous at it's a-dae wi a separation atween pronoun an
verb
('thai sing' vs. 'thai aye sings'), but A maun say A'm thinkin it's aa
a-dae
wi the habitual adverb.

Think on:
'A'm no fashed gif ye cry it a leid, it's juist the wey A taaks' (heirt
in
the Co Antrim, tho unfortunatelik sic uiss is tint in the Co Doun)

Here the last pairt lippens tae a 'habitual' action, the bodie taakin
'taaks' aa the tyme, an is taakin about his general wey o taakin
(speakin).
'A taak German' isna a 'habitual' pynt, for the pynt is an aefauld ane
at
A
taak a leid, it's no about whit A daes an the wey A daes it...

Ar ye wi me yet...?!

Ian J. Parsley
Co Doun, Norlin Airlan

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