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| Johntm Senior Member United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5425 days ago 616 posts - 725 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 17 of 24 26 March 2010 at 4:08am | IP Logged | |||||
This thread is interesting, I never had thought about this before. I guess it means something along the lines of "might be able to." If anyone has questions on Southern slang, I guess I could answer them... 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
 Iversen Super Polyglot Moderator Denmark berejst.dk Joined 6706 days ago 9078 posts - 16473 votes Speaks: Danish*, French, English, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Esperanto, Romanian, Catalan Studies: Afrikaans, Greek, Norwegian, Russian, Serbian, Icelandic, Latin, Irish, Lowland Scots, Indonesian, Polish, Croatian Personal Language Map | Message 18 of 24 26 March 2010 at 11:04am | IP Logged | |||||
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Double modals are allegedly also found in Scots: "Scots employs dooble modal maks He'll no can come the day, A micht coud come the morn, A uised tae coud dae it, but no nou." (He will not can come the day / I might could come the morn / I used to could do it, but not now)
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| peregrina Newbie Scotland Joined 5361 days ago 4 posts - 4 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Latin, Russian | Message 19 of 24 26 March 2010 at 2:46pm | IP Logged | |||||
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In case anyone is worried, "spotted dick" is a steamed suet pudding with raisins and/or sultanas. Unlike Christmas pudding, it contains no alcohol, and is a pale colour, except for the dried fruits, which constitute the spots
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| Teango Triglot Winner TAC 2010 & 2012 Senior Member United States teango.wordpress.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5559 days ago 2210 posts - 3734 votes Speaks: English*, German, Russian Studies: Hawaiian, French, Toki Pona | Message 20 of 24 26 March 2010 at 3:09pm | IP Logged | |||||
Dare we also mention Hob Nobs and Hedgehog flavoured crisps? Here's a list of Top 10 Foods With Funny Names for a little more fun on this topic, and culminating in our newly-acquainted friend "Spotted Dick" (warning: may be offensive to some viewers and purveyors of fine cuisine) ;) Edited by Teango on 26 March 2010 at 3:11pm 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
 Hencke Tetraglot Moderator Spain Joined 6897 days ago 2340 posts - 2444 votes Speaks: Swedish*, Finnish, EnglishC2, Spanish Studies: Mandarin Personal Language Map | Message 21 of 24 26 March 2010 at 10:10pm | IP Logged | |||||
9/15 here, which seems to be the average score. I was careless though and missed one by dropping the final s in "sidewalks". I also felt slightly cheated by the question about "estate car" and "estate wagon", as I felt pretty sure I had heard both of these used in the UK, though in my experience the shorter form "estate" is used just as often or even more than either of those. But they wanted two words there and I picked the wrong combination. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Warp3 Senior Member United States forum_posts.asp?TID= Joined 5538 days ago 1419 posts - 1766 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Korean, Japanese | Message 22 of 24 27 March 2010 at 12:25am | IP Logged | |||||
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I've heard the phrase "might could" numerous times, but I live in the Southeastern US, so that isn't all that surprising.
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| Silvance5 Groupie United States Joined 5497 days ago 86 posts - 118 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Spanish, French | Message 23 of 24 27 March 2010 at 1:17am | IP Logged | |||||
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I live in the American South, and "might could" is a very common expression here. I use it quite often in colloquial speech. For example, "I might could work that shift for ya." You can't be in the south for more than an hour without hearing it.
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| peregrina Newbie Scotland Joined 5361 days ago 4 posts - 4 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Latin, Russian | Message 24 of 24 27 March 2010 at 5:59pm | IP Logged | |||||
14/15 here (it's easier if you are starting from knowing British English, I think!). If it makes you feel any better, Hencke, I'd agree that "estate" is usual, in my experience, more common than "estate car". However, I've never heard "estate wagon" here. We do sometimes use "station wagon" though; I hadn't realised before I tried that quiz that it was specifically an American import. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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