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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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/49377
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/49377 2023-12-31T10:19:06+01:00 Month of Sundays, a 1971/04/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/49377 eng eng M Riley J. Kendall 67-10/152 Ramea References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15693 M_15693_month http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/49377 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 1971 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:31Z 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 JH APR 1971 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
Month of Sundays, a
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description 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 JH APR 1971 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn
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title Month of Sundays, a
title_short Month of Sundays, a
title_full Month of Sundays, a
title_fullStr Month of Sundays, a
title_full_unstemmed Month of Sundays, a
title_sort month of sundays, a
publishDate 1971
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation M
Riley J. Kendall 67-10/152
Ramea
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15693
M_15693_month
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