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To: envisio

In some parts of the South, IIRC, “carry” is used to indicate giving someone a ride, e.g., “Can you carry me to church next Sunday?”


19 posted on 03/14/2013 2:26:04 PM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (I'll stop being a cynic when the world stops giving me reasons to be cynical.)
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers
In some parts of the South, IIRC, “carry” is used to indicate giving someone a ride

Yes. I encountered that usage when I lived in Georgia for a short time. It's not commonly used in my native upper east Tennessee.

20 posted on 03/14/2013 2:28:39 PM PDT by don-o (He will not share His glory, and He will not be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
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