Date:  Sun, 3 Jul 1994 11:17:00 +1200

From:  "George Halliday (09)483-9039" <HALLIDAYG[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]SCHOOLS.MINEDU.GOVT.NZ>

Subject: Re: Double modals in Utah



Habitual BE



Has anyone on the list come across a sentence like



They always be there on Saturdays.



Is there a known dialect area in NAmer where dialects distinguish

between between an habitual and non-habitual action with a is/be

system? Just wondering.



George Halliday