Oh, I forgot that. My grandparents would say "I dassn't" meaning I don't dare or something similar. I don't remember any "r" sound in their pronunciation. Mildred "Mickey" Fournier 1730 SE County Rd 252 Lake City, FL 32025-1703 -----Original Message----- From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Diane Ethridge Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 11:28 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Speech patterns My ex in-laws were from E. AL with their grandparents from SC & one generation earlier, VA. They often used terms of speech & words that were a complete mystery to me. I'm born & bred in TX, not exactly Boston in speech patterns, but had never heard some of the strange (to me) words used by those folks. They would say, "I was daresent" to go/do/whatever, which I assumed was a form of "dared not" or another one was that something wasn't "approcrut" (appropriate). I would become so interested in listening to their strange form of speaking, that I would lose track of the subject matter. Diane in TX To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html