SWAE relative "what"

[Greg Pulliam]

The T and the W are three keys apart--doesn't seem like a typo to me.
Maybe some other type of error, though.

Still, relative "what" is so common in so many dialects, it seems
likely to penetrate SWAE sooner, not later.

Greg


>>>From the Scripps Howard News Service, courtesy of the Chicago
>>Sun-Times, 8-16-06, page 59:  From "Tips to feeling better:" (Which
>>itself sounds odd to me--would be "for" in my dialect.)
>
>Are we sure the "what" isn't a simple typo for "that"?
>
>>"Write down one thing a week what you're thankful for.  Include details."
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Gregory J. Pulliam
Lewis Department of Humanities
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Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL   60616

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pulliam at iit.edu
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