Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g0H3LY025699; Wed, 16 Jan 2002 22:21:34 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 22:21:34 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <20020117031713.HGOM12154.mta02-srv.alltel.net@[162.40.68.40]> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Anna Silliman <anna@handsonenglish.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:6923] Re: standard English and pride in one's dialect X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Status: O Content-Length: 922 Lines: 31 This should be researched further. It could be, it's an example of original folk wisdom/humor. Or, it might be a line from a popular song or Broadway musical. Did you know the song "God Bless America" was from Rogers & Hammerstein? Or Irving Berlin--anyway, something like that. --Anna Hello, Dottie Shattuck! On 1/16/02 9:02 PM you wrote: >I learned it at Mama's knee in Tennessee, MANY years ago! > __ >| \ >|__ / ottie dottie@shattuck.net >----- Original Message ----- >From: <AWilder106@aol.com> >To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> >Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 5:47 PM >Subject: [NIFL-ESL:6918] Re: standard English and pride in one's dialect > > >| Stranger and stranger. My grandfather grew up in Iowa, moved to New >England, >| had the saying "Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies." Where >does >| THAT come from? Just Iowa? >| >| ANDREA >|
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