[Magdalen] Mary, Marry, and Merry

[Jay Weigel]

In rural east Tennessee, the word "aunt" is pronounced differently by
different populations. Rural white folks  are likely to say it the same as
the word "ain't".  African-Americans, as Ginga says, almost always say
"awnt".

On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 10:23 AM ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:

> I heard dasn't alot as a child.
> And it does mean dare.
>
> English doesn't use dare that way any more,
> with the sense of violation,
> BUT
> it's used that way all the time in the KJV.
> -M
>
>
> On Tuesday, May 19, 2020, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > My maternal grandfather occasionally used the word "dasn't" (pronounced
> > DAZ-n't) to mean "may not," as in "You dasn't park on this side of the
> > street on even-numbered days." Not sure where "dasn't" comes from.
> >
>