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F. Dickerson: Old language is fast disappearing, and so are we Pellytonian recalls Well, I won't say no; the many meanings of well, and for the first time on prime time internet reveals - from his safely hidden away California home, 2.5 thousand miles away - a snuff scandal amongst his own kin. Comments re article 43005 .Talking Right Mysterious phrases in Adair Co KY speech By Frank Dickerson Adair Countian well grounded in archaic language "I don't care to do that." That is a new one for me, but it does remind me of a similar one that I heard often at my mother's table that could be related. Ma always urged her visitors to eat more and would say to so-and-so, "Would you like another piece of pie?" The response would often be, "Well, I don't care if I do." I have also heard the p hrase, "I don't care," to simply mean I don't have an opinion. Can also be used as yes or no! Along the same line: I have had visiting friends from England who would respond in similar manner to, "Would you like another piece of pie?" and the response would be "Well, I won't say no!" Being well grounded in archaic language I recognized that right away as a YES! And then there is "Well," which can often be used as a whole sentence. I and one of my sisters once visited one of my many aunts after I had been "off" for several years and she did not recognize me until sister spoke up with details. Auntie was an avid user of snuff and had apparently just loaded up when we arrived at her door. Sister and I did our best to engage her in conversation, but the only response we got was "Well." The intonations attached to each of the "wells" was perfectly understandable to me, but I'm sure they would have bumfuzzled the average linguist. BR>The old language is fast disappearing and so are we! This story was posted on 2011-03-15 10:18:41
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