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To: RegulatorCountry; miele man

A pretty obvious transition, based on dropping off phonemes, from “Pee in this” to “Pee i’ ‘is.” It’s the same process that gives us “di’int.”

Why dropping some sounds, from “did not” to “didn’t” is okay, but dropping more, from “didn’t” to “di’n’t” is wrong, I don’t get.


199 posted on 12/31/2009 1:45:53 PM PST by Tax-chick (Yo quiero a bailar en Mexico.)
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To: Tax-chick

I can’t cast aspersions, since my local dialect was/is:

dudd’n = doesn’t

wudd’n = wouldn’t

cutt’n = couldn’t

It’s just a hop, skip and a jump to the black dialect “di-in” from there, and likely springs from the same source, since it’s in the old plantation belt, with several of the big old Hairston places along the Dan.


210 posted on 12/31/2009 2:00:44 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: Tax-chick

In the Appalachians, you’d get “didun” instead.

I don’t know what we have against final Ts.

[or: “Ahdanowuhwegawagin finalties”]

Poor “ain’t” ain e’en gotun.

:D


211 posted on 12/31/2009 2:00:50 PM PST by Salamander (I'm sure I need some rest but sleepin' don't come very easy in a straight white vest.....)
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