Date:  Thu, 21 Sep 1995 07:54:25 -0400

From:  "Bethany Dumas, UTK" <DUMASB[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UTKVX.UTK.EDU>

Subject: Re: Positive Anymore



Positive 'anymore' is alive and well in East Tennessee. I get the same

reaction in classes to a disc. of positive anymore that I do to a

disc. of "don't care to" meaning "don't mind." I.e., all natives

wonder why we are bothering to have a discussion about something

everyone knows, while all non-natives say, "Oh, you mean when my roommate

said last week tat what s/he really meant was ..." And the light

dawns.



Bethany Dumas

who doesn't care to discuss this topic anymore!