LL-L "Syntax" 2004.06.23 (05) [E]

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From: Kevin Caldwell <kcaldwell31 at comcast.net>
Subject: LL-L "Syntax" 2004.06.23 (02) [E]

> From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Syntax
>
> Hi, Glenn!
>
> It's good to hear from you, as always.
>
> Isn't the phrase "for to get" related to the older "for to"-type of
> phrases
> denoting "in order to" or "with the purpose of"?
>
>    Oh, I went down South
>    FOR TO SEE my Sal
>    ...
>                     (Polly Wolly Doodle)
>
>    ...
>    She's lying at the quay
>    FOR TO TAKE our Pat with a shovel on his back
>    To the shores of Botany Bay
>    ...
>                     (Botany Bay)

And here in the US, there is the song "Oh Susanna", by Stephen Foster:

I come from Alabama
With my banjo on my knee.
I'm goin' to Lou'siana
My true love for to see.

Kevin Caldwell (kcaldwell31 at comcast.net)

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Syntax

Thanks, Kevin.  But isn't "Polly Wolly Doodle" from the US also?

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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