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To: marktwain

“One of the men ‘swang’ at the driver multiple times through the car’s window.”

Swang?


12 posted on 12/24/2016 4:57:55 AM PST by dljordan (WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
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To: dljordan
Swang?

I swang at something once... threw my back out. /s

14 posted on 12/24/2016 5:02:56 AM PST by ken in texas
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To: dljordan

“Swang?”

At least the writer didn’t use a creative past participle of shot and had the gun “shat” bullets.


16 posted on 12/24/2016 5:29:43 AM PST by sergeantdave
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To: dljordan

Yup.

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/swang


20 posted on 12/24/2016 6:12:14 AM PST by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticides, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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To: dljordan

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=07_rnlBezQg


24 posted on 12/24/2016 6:30:00 AM PST by pax_et_bonum (Never Forget the Seals of Extortion 17 - and God Bless America)
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To: dljordan

Past tense of “swing”.

It has fallen out of usage in most places these days in the US.


25 posted on 12/24/2016 6:38:03 AM PST by Bigg Red (To Thee, O Lord, I lift my soul. Thank you for saving our Republic.)
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To: dljordan
Swang?

Becoming archaic but still used in the south, often incorrectly.

30 posted on 12/24/2016 7:28:44 AM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: dljordan
Swang?

Swing, swang, had swung :^)

35 posted on 12/24/2016 8:15:09 AM PST by imardmd1 (Fiat Lux)
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To: dljordan

Swing, swang, swung. Remember?


69 posted on 12/24/2016 10:16:03 PM PST by jch10 (President Trump, President Trump, President Trump! I just love saying that!)
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