[Magdalen] Hon" etc.

[Jon Egger]

"Hon" as in 'honey'?

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Grace & peace,
jon


On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 11:51 AM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:

> 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
>