Positive Anymore

[Tom Kysilko]

A Minnesotan, born and bred, I remember first hearing positive anymore from
my mother-in-law, who was living in Columbus OH in the early '70s, but came
from the Main Line suburbs of Philadelphia.

If it is prevalent in the Twin Cities now, I haven't noticed it.

--Tom Kysilko, St Paul

At 6/10/2005 08:40 AM -0400, Beverly Flanigan wrote:
>At 09:34 PM 6/9/2005, you wrote:
> >At 4:59 PM -0400 6/9/05, Beverly Flanigan wrote:
> >>Yes, I noted here a couple of times that I heard it even in my 70-plus aunt
> >>and uncle in LA and San Diego (transplants from Minnesota, where AFAIK it
> >>isn't used yet).
> >>
> >>Beverly
> >
> >I'd be somewhat surprised at that (not that it's present in
> >California, especially by the many midwestern transplants, but that
> >it's absent from Minnesota), given that as mentioned I heard it a lot
> >in Wisconsin from 1977 to 1981.
> >
> >Larry
>
>It may be in Minnesota by now; I've been gone a long time.  But I listen
>for these things every summer when I go up to visit, so I'll listen
>again.  My nieces are pretty good barometers of language change.  Fritz,
>you're in St. Paul, right?  Do you hear it there?


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