Date:  Wed, 26 Oct 1994 07:17:27 -0500

From:  Denise Adams <dadams[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]TENET.EDU>

Subject: Re: 40-11



Brent,

    Although it's not used as much now, all of my elder relatives say

40-ll. I'm originally from central Missouri.



Denise

Austin, TX





On Tue, 25 Oct 1994, BRENT D HUTCHINSON wrote:



> All my life I have heard the expression "40-11" as well. I too am from eastern Kentucky, and I simply assumed that the expression was local. However, I have spent a considerable amount of time on coastal South Carolina and heard

> the same expression there, meaning an undeterminable (but large) quantity.

> Is this expression concentrated in the Eastern U.S., or is it used

> nationwide?

>

> Thanks,

> Brent H.-Morehead State

>