the problem is is that...

[Beverly Flanigan]

Yes, I've heard this too.  Thanks.

At 08:26 AM 12/19/01 -0800, you wrote:
>I had a friend who consistently said, "The point being is...."
>Interestingly, he lives in Yellow Springs (near Dayton).
>
>Peter
>
>--On Tuesday, December 18, 2001 5:54 PM -0500 Beverly Flanigan
><flanigan at OAK.CATS.OHIOU.EDU> wrote:
>
>>I don't think I've heard that one, but the related  "the reason being is
>>..." is consistently used by a former student from Dayton, as well as by a
>>few others I've randomly taken note of.  I'd appreciate comments by others
>>on these two constructions!
>>
>>At 09:47 PM 12/17/01 +0000, you wrote:
>>>Beverly,
>>>
>>>Are you also dealing with "the problem being is ..."?
>>>That's the one I hear more often here in Central Indiana.
>>>
>>>Herb
>>> > This is of interest to me, since I'm working on a long-promised paper
>>> > on this and related constructions (and I will get it to you soon,
>>> > Arnold!).  Of course the double "is" is deliberate, and it's become
>>> > extremely common (the other "is"s are totally unrelated and completely
>>> > "normal" in context).
>>> >
>>
>>
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>>Beverly Olson Flanigan         Department of Linguistics
>>Ohio University                     Athens, OH  45701
>>Ph.: (740) 593-4568              Fax: (740) 593-2967
>>http://www.cats.ohiou.edu/linguistics/dept/flanigan.htm
>
>
>
>****************************************************************************
>                               Peter A. McGraw
>                   Linfield College   *   McMinnville, OR
>                            pmcgraw at linfield.edu


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Beverly Olson Flanigan         Department of Linguistics
Ohio University                     Athens, OH  45701
Ph.: (740) 593-4568              Fax: (740) 593-2967
http://www.cats.ohiou.edu/linguistics/dept/flanigan.htm