Date:  Wed, 29 Oct 1997 19:54:04 -0500
From:  LISA DAWN BURRISS <ldburr01[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MOREHEAD-ST.EDU>
Subject: Appalacian languages

I am currently in an Appalachian Literature course at my university. We
have read a lot of works lately where instead of saying "it", the person
says "hit". I was just wondering if this was still used today and also
where did it originate?

Lisa Dawn Burriss
ldburr01[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]morehead-st.edu
(606)796-3557