LL-L: "Etymology" LOWLANDS-L, 16.SEP.2000 (01) [E]

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From: Ian James Parsley [parsleyij at yahoo.com]
Subject: LL-L: "Etymology" LOWLANDS-L, 15.SEP.2000 (02) [E]

Andy wrote:

> Some English dialects use 'were' instead of 'was'. Especially 'up north'
> (That's 'down south' to me;-))

Others that are really in the South no matter how you look at it have
'was' in all positions, of course.

Best,
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Ian James Parsley

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