Pineys

[Peter Richardson]

I'll bet John McPhee had a sharp ear for Piney English when he was
researching the area for his terrific book The Pine Barrens years ago. Ask
him c/o The New Yorker or the Princeton Univ. Dep't of English.

PR

On Fri, 17 Mar 2000 AAllan at AOL.COM wrote:

> I have an inquiry from someone who has looked in vain for any information on
> the variety of English used by the "Pineys," the backwoods residents of the
> Pine Barrens in New Jersey. Any suggestions?
> Thanks - Allan Metcalf
>