_hand-wristes_

hand terminal after a consonant, is changed to a syllable es; as ask�s, ghost�s, hand-wrist�s. Frequently t before s is dropped, as topmases, for topmasts. G. M. Story July 1964 3/79 Used I and Sup Used I 3 Used I

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/34503
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Summary:hand terminal after a consonant, is changed to a syllable es; as ask�s, ghost�s, hand-wrist�s. Frequently t before s is dropped, as topmases, for topmasts. G. M. Story July 1964 3/79 Used I and Sup Used I 3 Used I

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