[Magdalen] Hon" etc.

[Jim Guthrie]

From: Cantor03--- via Magdalen

>All the rest of the major ports - Portland, Maine, Portsmouth,  NH,
>Boston, New York City, Portsmouth, VA, Charleston, SC, and  Savannah,

I dunno -- there's some evidence that the classic "Brooklyn Accent" -- less 
pervasive now but spread around NYC and the suburbs traces back to the Dutch. 
And there were parts of Brooklyn where a sort-of Dutch was spoken well into the 
late 19th century -- not so long ago.

Is "Hon" related to the Pittsburgh "Yun" ???

Cheers,
Jim