Date:  Tue, 15 Feb 1994 22:26:20 CST

From:  "Donald M. Lance" <ENGDL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MIZZOU1.BITNET>

Subject: Re: Too in initial position



I grew up on the opposite side of the country from Canada, and a co-editor

I work with keeps editing out initial "as well" in my writing. But then I

claim to use initial "too" too. These don't have the feel of regionalisms

to me, but "armload" doesn't seem like a regionalisms either. DARE, however,

has clear evidence of regional tendencies in the use of "armload" and

"armful". (Jack Chambers speculated that initial "as well" might be a

Canadianism.)           DMLance