East is back (was: /or/ distinctions: TOUR)

[Nancy Elliott]

Peter,

I've never ever heard a native Oregonian use "out east" down here in the
South.

Nancy Elliott
Southern Oregon University

> From: "A. Maberry" <maberry at U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
> Reply-To: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 10:59:07 -0700
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject: Re: East is back (was: /or/ distinctions: TOUR)
>
> Peter,
>
> I won't bust your bubble. I've never heard any native Oregonians (or
> Washingtonians for that matter) use the phrase "out east", only "back east".
> However, I have heard "back east" extended to places like Iowa, Minnesota,
> etc.
>
> Allen
> maberry at u.washington.edu
>
> On Mon, 17 Apr 2000, Peter A. McGraw wrote:
>>
>> Now after all of my "never" assertions, I'll probably hear about three
>> native Oregonians say "out east" within the next three days or so. :)
>>
>> Peter Mc.
>>
>> ****************************************************************************
>> Peter A. McGraw
>> Linfield College   *   McMinnville, OR
>> pmcgraw at linfield.edu
>>
>