More overcorrection

[Wilson Gray]

Hmm. That's a clear possibility in my case, too. At the time when I
opened foot and inserted mouth, Hank *Ballard* & The Midnighters, who
popularized "work" as a slang synonym for "engage in sexual
intercourse," were one of the top R&B singing groups. You never can
tell, I guess.

-Wilson

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>East Tennessee may have more R's per capita than any other area.
>I've never heard any of your other exx., but "ballard" may be
>influenced by the surname "Ballard."
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>JL
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>Wilson Gray <wilson.gray at RCN.COM> wrote:
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>>I've heard "ballard" several times from white Southerners of varying ages.
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>>JL
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>I recommend that no attempt be made to show them the error of their ways. ;-)
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>But seriously, folks, why is it that people whose dialect is
>otherwise r-less say things like ballard, jurdge, murch, and even
>things like "such" = "search," but "search" = "such."
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>-Wilson Gray
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>>Wilson Gray wrote:
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>>"Ballards," title of a 1962 album by the Texas bluesman, Charles
>>"Good-Time Charlie" Brown.
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>>This particular overcorrection is used in speech as well as in
>>writing. I once advised a friend of mine, likewise a black native of
>>Texas, that the word is [bael at d], not [bael at rd]. I should have kept
>>my advice to myself. Some people you just can't talk to.
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>>-Wilson Gray
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