"lie" antedating

[Wilson Gray]

Yew ain? line, dInIs! Tellit lak it tee-eye-tiz!

-Wilson

On 12/9/06, Dennis R. Preston <preston at msu.edu> wrote:
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> JL,
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> This is a very common traditional Southern and
> African American use of 'lie,' but I don't think
> it is generally known in the US.
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> dInIs
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> >OED online has a third def. of "lie,"n., that
> >should be familiar to most of the Yanks
> >   [i.e., -- Brit] on this list: "In weakened or
> >non-pejorative sense: an anecdote, tale, ëtall
> >storyí."
> >
> >   Its primary cite is from Zor Neale Hurston in
> >1934, but here's one from an earlier age:
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> >   1862 in G. Ward Hubbs, ed. _Voices from
> >Company D_ (Athens: U. of Ga. Press, 2003) 82:
> >Rather disagreeable day, drizling [sic-JL] rain.
> >Played cards & told lies all day.
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> >   JL
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