Re: some word usage

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Re: some word usage

Paul	05 Jan 2009 17:05
> OP noticed these usages being written. That leaves me without a clue.

Sanforized	02 Jan 2009 16:37
>>>bye for by >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > than the second, in certain areas in the U.K. and not so prominently > pronounced in certain other areas. OP noticed these usages being written.

Paul

02 Jan 2009 16:24

> >bye for by
>
> I don't know.

> Peter Duncanson, UK
> (in uk.culture.language.english)

May be, just may be what the original poster meant to express was that
he's noticed the word 'bye' being articulated (and not written) with
the first vowel component in the diphthong more prominently pronounced
than the second, in certain areas in the U.K. and not so prominently
pronounced in certain other areas.

"There, little luxury, don't you cry,
You'll be a necessity by and by!"

Paul.

Peter Duncanson

01 Jan 2009 01:39

>I have an instance where someone is using "English"
>(probably not AmerEnglish) words when writing and
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>
>afore for before

Used in Scotland

>bye for by

I don't know.

>don't fret for don't worry

Understood throughout the UK. It is certainly used in Scotland.

>I'd have to do some difficult research to find
>more examples.

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Peter Duncanson, UK
(in uk.culture.language.english)

Sanforized	01 Jan 2009 00:30
I have an instance where someone is using "English" (probably not AmerEnglish) words when writing and I wondered if these can give a reasonable clue as to what part of the world this individual comes from originally: afore for before bye for by don't fret for don't worry I'd have to do some difficult research to find more examples.

Re: some word usage

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