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<br>Topics of the day:
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<br>  1. Hearn (3)
<br>  2. been: Ben vs. bin
<br>  3. knitted cap -- togie, etc.
<br>  4. Beijing /j/ (2)
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<br>Date:    Tue, 12 May 1998 12:33:09 +0200
<br>From:    David Sutcliffe <david.sutcliffe[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]TRAD.UPF.ES>
<br>Subject: Hearn
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<br>Any comments on _hearn_ past participle of "hear", as in (presumably
<br>rural or old-fashioned) "I ain't hearn tell of that".
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<br>Does this have mainly southern or south Midland distribution? I've got
<br>examples from 2 African American sources (Georgia, and Virginia) and I
<br>remember reading in a dialect dictionary that this form apparently
<br>hasn't survived the harsh winters in North and South Dakota.
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<br>Thanks,
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<br>David Sutcliffe
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