Date: Mon, 1 Dec 1997 12:10:55 -0500

From: Grant Barrett gbarrett[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]JERRYNET.COM

Subject: RE english-spanish radio ad



This morning I heard a similar oddity: a young female teen Spanglish speaker said "I don't have no

tengo."



Usually subway riders speaking Spanglish show continous thought through the language change,

not a repetition of thought. Perhaps this usage is related to the colloquial: "I don't have no

[money, food, gun, etc.]."



This is just one instance, but I'll keep an ear out.



Grant Barrett

gbarrett[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]dfjp.com



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