End of ADS-L Digest - 20 Nov 1994 to 21 Nov 1994

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There are 12 messages totalling 315 lines in this issue.



Topics of the day:



 1. "All-purpose tag ain' so? (5)

 2. trizzle

 3. invigilating

 4. Pigtails

 5. Arkansan/Arkansawyer

 6. Pigtails snap poll

 7. Recent Black English

 8. Anyone familiar with the following expressions?



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Date:  Mon, 21 Nov 1994 21:03:22 -0800

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

Subject: Re: "All-purpose tag ain' so?



Dear Joan,

  Is this the same as "i'nnit" in various British productions: "It's the

same over there as here, innit?"



  I seem to recall Inspector Morse saying, "Well, I don't know, do I?

It's my job, innit?"



On Mon, 21 Nov 1994, Joan Hall wrote:



> DARE will include this in Volume III at _inso_ (contraction of "isn't it

> so?"). I'll send you what we've found, Don.

>

> Joan Hall

>