May I ?

May I ? In this game a leader is nominated from among the group. He stands in front of the group which has been lined up. He calls someone's name and gives them a command such as "Take two steps". (Two giant steps are two large steps forward.) The person called upon responds "May...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/44111
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/44111 2023-12-31T10:19:29+01:00 May I ? 1973/07/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/44111 eng eng M Margo Dobbin, Ms69-11/12 St. John's References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15232 M_15232_May I ? http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/44111 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1973 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:39Z May I ? In this game a leader is nominated from among the group. He stands in front of the group which has been lined up. He calls someone's name and gives them a command such as "Take two steps". (Two giant steps are two large steps forward.) The person called upon responds "May I?" This response is a classic requirement, and if not given, the person called upon must return to the original line up. This pro- cedure continues until someone reaches the point which has been marked as the ending line and the game is over. Several other steps . . . were the "umbrella step", that is turning around the full 360� angle while moving forward; "bunny hop", that is hopping forward with the number of jumps you have been told to make. See cited quotation. G. M. Story JUL 1973 JH JUL 1973 Not used Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
May I ?
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description May I ? In this game a leader is nominated from among the group. He stands in front of the group which has been lined up. He calls someone's name and gives them a command such as "Take two steps". (Two giant steps are two large steps forward.) The person called upon responds "May I?" This response is a classic requirement, and if not given, the person called upon must return to the original line up. This pro- cedure continues until someone reaches the point which has been marked as the ending line and the game is over. Several other steps . . . were the "umbrella step", that is turning around the full 360� angle while moving forward; "bunny hop", that is hopping forward with the number of jumps you have been told to make. See cited quotation. G. M. Story JUL 1973 JH JUL 1973 Not used Not used Withdrawn
format Manuscript
title May I ?
title_short May I ?
title_full May I ?
title_fullStr May I ?
title_full_unstemmed May I ?
title_sort may i ?
publishDate 1973
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genre Newfoundland
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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Margo Dobbin, Ms69-11/12 St. John's
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15232
M_15232_May I ?
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