End of ADS-L Digest - 14 Feb 1994 to 15 Feb 1994

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There are 4 messages totalling 61 lines in this issue.



Topics of the day:



 1. Too in initial position

 2. pun (2)

 3. [u]/[ju]



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Date:  Wed, 16 Feb 1994 09:36:00 -700

From:  Keith Russell <wkr[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]US.DYNIX.COM>

Subject: Re: Too in initial position



On Tue, 15 Feb 1994, Donald M. Lance wrote:



> 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



Now you've got me curious! What is the regional distribution of

"armload," since it sounds fine to me? I don't think I use it, nor do I

use initial "as well," although it also sounds familiar to me--possibly

the result of my 20 years in Canada before moving to the U.S. 30 years ago....



Keith Russell