dialectal "from the home" /of the home

[Wilson Gray]

On Nov 22, 2004, at 7:23 PM, Bethany K. Dumas wrote:

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> On Mon, 22 Nov 2004, Wilson Gray quoted me:
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>>>>> I have assised in the burial of a number of Texans, all dead, but
>>>>> never
>>>>> with the assistance of the Texas State Police. When did this
>>>>> custom begin?
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>>> Interesting - the custom must have varied by county, The burials I
>>> referenced began in the early 1950s.
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>> In the _early_ '50's? That's surprising! Were the funerals in a dry
>> county or a wet one? Marshall's both the county seat of a _dry_ county
>> _and_ the home of the East Texas Babdis (i.e. Baptist) University,
>> Hence, it's a more Christian location than some other towns and most
>> cities in Texas, not to mention that my grandfather was himself a
>> minister. Given the generally high level of holiness in the region and
>> on this occasion, perhaps the Lord God of Hosts Himself spake unto
>> some
>> desk sergeant at the local state-police barracks.;-)
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> I have no idea whether the county was wet/dry!  But one of the burials
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> of my maternal gf, a local Primitive Baptist preacher - I don't think
> the
> degree/brand of Christianity made any difference.
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> If you know central TX, think Gonzales/Waelder = Gonzales County.
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> Bethany
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Good point. BTW, folk in Marshall pronounce "y'all" in the ordinary,
expected way. However, when Marshallites pronounce the long form,
"you-all," it sounds like "YEW-wall." But there's nothing particularly
noticeable about the way "you was/were  you wish  you would" etc. are
pronounced. Ever notice anything like that?

-Wilson