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Peter Aitken
 
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"Doug Kanter" > wrote in message
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> "Michael L Kankiewicz" > wrote in message
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>> On Fri, 18 Mar 2005, Doug Kanter wrote:
>>>
>>> How about "that was so fun!" Fun is a noun, not an adjective. Pass the
>>> ammo,
>>> please.

>>
>> Or how about "That was so not fun!"
>>

>
> How about "Please give us the name & address of the parents who didn't
> look over your shoulder while you were doing your English homework?" :-)
>
> Here's another. I'm in upstate NY. But, we have a significant contingent
> of people, mostly guys, who say "alls". Example: "Alls I want is a slice
> of pizza".
>
> Pass the ammo, please.
>


One that grates on me, and I think it's more common in the south, is saying
"I'm going to get me..." as in "I want to get me a new truck" instead of the
correct "I want to get a new truck."

Peter Aitken