a-prefixing dying out? NOT!

[Wilson Gray]

Shouldn't that be

a-prefixing _a-dying_ out? :-)

-Wilson

On 10/6/07, Bethany K. Dumas <dumasb at utkux.utcc.utk.edu> wrote:
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> On page 1 of the Knoxville News-Sentinel today, there is a photo of a
> Knox County resident responding to a court decision this week announced
> by said newspaper in the headline "Judge tosses 12."
>
> The photo shows a sign designed by a group of concerned citizens re the
> political mess that resulted in the headline. The sign reads:
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> I'M A-WISHIN'
> FOR A BETTER
> COMMISSION
>
> There may be t-shirts - I will try to make some available if there are.
>
> (We could do pronunciation too, of course.)
>
> Bethany
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