-ing vs. -in' in expletives

Arnold M. Zwicky zwicky at CSLI.STANFORD.EDU
Thu Jul 22 21:23:14 UTC 2004


On Jul 22, 2004, at 12:23 PM, Beverly Flanigan wrote:

> I heard Bono too, and I'm sure he used /N/--he said the word loudly and
> emphatically:  "This is so fucking great!"  (or maybe "cool").

hmmm.  before a velar, in either case.

just being cautious...

arnold



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