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To: jay1949

One that always caught my ear:

Northerner: I paid $500 for that car.
Southerner: I gave $500 for that car.


88 posted on 03/26/2010 8:48:49 AM PDT by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten

Appalachian: “I give $500 for that car.”


101 posted on 03/26/2010 9:33:33 AM PDT by jay1949 (Work is the curse of the blogging class)
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To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
One that always caught my ear: Northerner: I paid $500 for that car. Southerner: I gave $500 for that car.

Again, my Michiganian father-in-law uses "give" as in, "How much did you give for that car?"

140 posted on 03/26/2010 12:04:55 PM PDT by LatinaGOP
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