[Magdalen] To Lay and To Lie.

[ME Michaud]

He don’t is much older than he doesn’t.
There was a time when “doesn’t” was considered a modern affectation.
My own grandmother (the English one, not the French one) pronounced wasn’t
“waunt.” And spelt it warnt.

I also shudder a little when I hear I instead of me.
-M

> On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 5:04 PM cantor03--- via Magdalen <
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> >> "Does/doesn't" isalmost absent. Does turns up in such as "He does play
> the
> >> piano,"  But the
> >> in negative usage, it reverts back to "He don't play the piano."
> >> I guess I should chalk it up to the evolving English language.
> >>
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