Don't let's

[Benjamin Barrett]

Yeah, it may have been very limited. I do remember at least one
out-group person who used it, though, so it's hard to say. I graduated
in 1985, so it could have died soon after. BB

Benjamin Lukoff wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Jan 2008, Benjamin Barrett wrote:
>
>
>> "Mine's" meaning "mine".
>>
>> That's mine's. BB
>>
>
> Hmm! Never heard it! Must not have run around in the right crowd. :)
>
>
>> Benjamin Lukoff wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 16 Jan 2008, Benjamin Barrett wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Another example where I probably disagree with many on this list is the
>>>> use of "mine's". Many probably would find it ungrammatical, yet it is
>>>> acceptable to me as a part of Asian-American Seattle culture, which I
>>>> was surrounded by as a teenager.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> "Mine's"? Can you elaborate? I'm a (part) Asian-American from Seattle
>>> (born and raised) and can't quite place it. (I was a teenager from 1988 to
>>> 1995.)
>>>
>>>

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