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30 Sep 04 - 11:52 PM (#1285598) Subject: semantics: From: GUEST,Art Thieme Folks, My question is this: Where did the English language idiomatic phrase "I allow as how" come from??? Just something I've been thinking about tonight. It could be used in a sentence this way: I allow as how John Kerry did a pretty fine job in the debate tonight! Art Thieme |
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30 Sep 04 - 11:56 PM (#1285605) Subject: RE: semantics: 'I allow as how...' From: Amos The verb to allow meaning to admit or acknowledge an argument has been around for a long time, I think, Art. The "as how" extension is purely American, but the verb itself goes back further than that, I'm sure. A |