Date:  Sat, 18 Jun 1994 16:25:23 -0700

From:  THOMAS L CLARK <tlc[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]NEVADA.EDU>

Subject: Re: Double modals up north.



On Sat, 18 Jun 1994 mftcf[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UXA.ECN.BGU.EDU wrote:



> Macomb Illinois is on the same latitudewith Keokuk, Iowa, about 60 miles

> SW of Peoria.





 "I might could even put a [border up

> there].



Very common among Ogenites (Utah), and outside of big cities in Utah and

Nevada. I worked for the IRS (blush) in the early 1960's at the Western

Regional IRS center in Ogden. ALL of the middle-level supervisors used

double modals, they were all from the region. Like Tim, I did a

double-take when I first heard such. Still do perk up my ears when I

hear residents of Nevada using same.

Cheers,

Thomas L. Clark

tlc[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]nevada.edu