Natural-Born Lover : Words

[Wilson Gray]

On Aug 27, 2004, at 3:19 PM, Sam Clements wrote:

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> From: "Laurence Horn" <laurence.horn at YALE.EDU>
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>> At 1:15 AM -0400 8/27/04, Wilson Gray wrote:
>>> I've now listened and relistened to the words of Fats Domino's
>>> "Natural-Born Lover" and I hear only:
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>>> "I done got over at last"
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>>> and not
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>>> "I done got over you"
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>>> or any other possible reading.
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>> Maybe it's to be taken with "'you' understood", as with imperatives...
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>> larry
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> That was my point to Wilson, Larry.  Thanks.
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> Sam
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Would you provide an example of what you mean from some other dialect
of English or from some other language, with more exposition? I must be
unusually dense, or perhaps not experienced or educated enough, or just
lacking the background to understand what to you is obvious. But it's
simply not clear to me what you mean. Your point totally escapes me,
though I'm sure - well, I hope that I'll be able to grasp it, if you
will provide a broader explication. I really need some help, here. Will
you provide it?
TIA

-Wilson Gray