Date:  Thu, 17 Nov 1994 09:57:21 EST

From:  Terry Lynn Irons <t.irons[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MSUACAD.MOREHEAD-ST.EDU>

Subject: Re: Anyone familiar with the following expressions?



Rex asks bout the following expression:

>   4) "Let's go see us a movie this evening."



This use is referred to in the literature as a personal dative.

I don't have a list of references handy, but I believe Wolfram and

Christain discuss it a bit in _Appalachian Speech_.



Terry,





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