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Thread #47513   Message #710289
Posted By: Dicho (Frank Staplin)
13-May-02 - 12:28 PM
Thread Name: folklore: Phrase:'If I Had My D'ruthers'...origin?
Subject: RE: BS: Phrase:'If I Had My D'ruthers'...origin?
Bob, I have the complete Oxford with all the little examples, essays, etc. It is a lot of fun because I like words.
Guest, my wife is from Georgia. Fifty years and I still can't cure her of giving directions like "over yonder" when I am driving and asking where to turn, etc. There must be some secret inflection that tells a southerner whether it means left, right, straight ahead, right near or a far piece.