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suppose I suppose I do.He was too unhandy to put on tar. He couldn't put on tar. (_suppose_ here means _certainly_. This expression is common though I've only just realised the fact! Maybe ironic originally? "I suppose I do" in these contexts means "I most certainly do"...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/49809
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/49809 2023-12-31T10:18:47+01:00 suppose 1973/07/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/49809 eng eng S Frank Hinds T C165 65-17 Tan R853 Coll.JW and Fred Earle Aug 13 1965 Change Islands References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 25631 S_25631_suppose http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/49809 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 2023-12-04T11:29:40Z suppose I suppose I do.He was too unhandy to put on tar. He couldn't put on tar. (_suppose_ here means _certainly_. This expression is common though I've only just realised the fact! Maybe ironic originally? "I suppose I do" in these contexts means "I most certainly do" "There is no doubt about the fact that I do" etc.) Yes J.D.A. WIDDOWSON JUL 1973 Not used Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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description suppose I suppose I do.He was too unhandy to put on tar. He couldn't put on tar. (_suppose_ here means _certainly_. This expression is common though I've only just realised the fact! Maybe ironic originally? "I suppose I do" in these contexts means "I most certainly do" "There is no doubt about the fact that I do" etc.) Yes J.D.A. WIDDOWSON JUL 1973 Not used Not used Withdrawn
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title_full suppose
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Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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Frank Hinds T C165 65-17 Tan R853
Coll.JW and Fred Earle Aug 13 1965 Change Islands
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
25631
S_25631_suppose
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