Date:  Thu, 13 Mar 1997 11:33:06 -0500
From:  Mark Mandel <Mark[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]DRAGONSYS.COM>
Subject: Re: "how good of" -Reply

>>> Donald M. Lance <engdl[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]SHOWME.MISSOURI.EDU> 0312.2200 >>>
Does it also jar you, Mark, when you hear some crusty old codger say "I
don't sleep so good of a night anymore"? This "of a night" was never in
my language, but I learned to suppress "how good of...." when I became
an English teacher.
<<<<

Not at all. My ears would perk up with interest.