Month of Sundays, a
month This is a saying that I've always heard in Ramea. People may say it has a definite meaning - some time in the future - but I am inclined to think that people use this saying to mean _never_. My father uses it often in such phrases as, "I wouldn't get that done or (do that) in a...
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1971
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/49377 |
| Summary: | month This is a saying that I've always heard in Ramea. People may say it has a definite meaning - some time in the future - but I am inclined to think that people use this saying to mean _never_. My father uses it often in such phrases as, "I wouldn't get that done or (do that) in a _month of Sundays_" I think they really mean _Never_. See cited quotation. JH APR 1971 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn |
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