[Ads-l] Runs, trots, and other maladies
Joan H. Hall
jdhall at WISC.EDU
Wed Mar 18 16:29:24 UTC 2015
DARE show that "trots" is widespread throughout the US. "Runs" is
somewhat more limited, with a distribution we call "chiefly North, North
Midland, West." The latter is somewhat more frequent than expected among
young speakers (as of 1965-70) and urban people. In the South and South
Midland,"squirts" is common, whereas in PA, MD, WV and OH, the
preference is for "skitters."
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