some / right

some intens In Newfoundland "some" and "right" seem to be synonymous with "very", as in "She's some pretty" or "She's right pretty." However, there are cases where the slot which "very" occupies in a sentence cannot accomodate [si...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1975
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/47132
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/47132 2023-12-31T10:16:46+01:00 some / right 1975/04/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/47132 eng eng S Mary MacCormack, 3/75 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 18267 S_18267_some intens http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/47132 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 1975 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:29Z some intens In Newfoundland "some" and "right" seem to be synonymous with "very", as in "She's some pretty" or "She's right pretty." However, there are cases where the slot which "very" occupies in a sentence cannot accomodate [sic] "some". In the sentence "The very red berries are too ripe", "very" can comfortably be replaced by "right": "The right red berries are too ripe". However, if a tourist, attempting to get into the swing of things said "The some red berries taste better", Newfoundlanders awould unanimously agree he had "a rigt queer" way of speaking. very JH 4/75 WK Used I and Sup Not used 1 Not used wonderful, right Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
some / right
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description some intens In Newfoundland "some" and "right" seem to be synonymous with "very", as in "She's some pretty" or "She's right pretty." However, there are cases where the slot which "very" occupies in a sentence cannot accomodate [sic] "some". In the sentence "The very red berries are too ripe", "very" can comfortably be replaced by "right": "The right red berries are too ripe". However, if a tourist, attempting to get into the swing of things said "The some red berries taste better", Newfoundlanders awould unanimously agree he had "a rigt queer" way of speaking. very JH 4/75 WK Used I and Sup Not used 1 Not used wonderful, right
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publishDate 1975
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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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Mary MacCormack, 3/75
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
18267
S_18267_some intens
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