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Subject: Re: Irish Immigrant Literacy
Date: 23 Nov 1997 22:51:34 EDT
My Amish/German husband uses it a lot. He's no longer Amish.
Connie
SM>Until Hell freezes over is another good expression..does everyone
SM>say that? Or is that expression unique to a particular group?
SM>Sandy
SM>At 07:12 PM 11/23/97 -0800, you wrote:
SM>>I don't know if it's SI or just country, but my
SM>>mother's family always said it and when I use it my
SM>>wife knows it means sometime a little sooner than
SM>>when Hell freezes over.
SM>>
SM>>
SM>>
SM>>
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SM>>--- wrote:
SM>>>
SM>>> In a message dated 97-11-23 06:26:42 EST, you write:
SM>>>
SM>>> << >>
SM>>>
SM>>> Have you ever heard the term "drekkly" for
SM>>directly???
SM>>>
SM>>> My Grandmother used say "Company'll be here drekkly."
SM>>>
SM>>> I don't know if this is a Scotch-Irish
SM>>saying.....but I thought it was cute!!
SM>>>
SM>>>
SM>>
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