LL-L "Grammar" 2010.12.17 (02) [EN]

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From: pbarrett <pbarrett at cox.net>

Subject: LL-L "Grammar" 2010.12.16 (01) [EN]



Heather, I am sorry I didn't make it clear that I was speaking only of
American English. In movies from England, I hear the reversed order question
form with have all the time. It would strike me as very unusual to walk into
a liquor store in Chandler, AZ and hear someone say, "Have you any
supercheap beer, dude?" whereas someone in a posh restaurant might say,"Have
you any Grey Poupon?" I'm being a little facetious here but it is unusual
even among educated people in the U.S.

The McWhorter book deals with the Germanic dialects using do-support as
well.

Pat Barrett



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