Date:  Mon, 7 Apr 1997 21:22:02 -0400
<br>From:  "Bethany K. Dumas"  dumasb[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UTK.EDU 
<br>Subject: Re: Not exactly double modals
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<br>On Mon, 7 Apr 1997, Peter McGraw wrote:
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<br>  So my question to you double-modal using Southerners out there: Do you
<br>  also use "used to could"?
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<br>I hear it fairly routinely and probably say it occasionally. (Susan?)
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<br>Bethany
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