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Thread #89383 Message #1686230
Posted By: Liz the Squeak
06-Mar-06 - 03:45 AM
Thread Name: BS: Etymology, Semantics
Subject: RE: BS: Etymology, Semantics
The language of my youth was full of things like 'He do be' for 'he is' and 'he bain't' for 'he isn't'. Seems the double positive was just as common as the double negative.