press

press I use the word "press" to meanpush, as in the sentence - press on the button and the elevator will stop. It could not be substituted for push when push means to use strength as in pushing a car . . . Press is used only when a touch is needed. JH 1/72 Not used Not used Withdrawn

Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1972
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/65640
id ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/65640
record_format openpolar
spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/65640 2023-12-31T10:18:15+01:00 press 1972/01/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/65640 eng eng P Mrs. Terry Gullage, 71-16/51 Corner Brook References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16987 P_16987_press http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/65640 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 1972 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:31Z press I use the word "press" to meanpush, as in the sentence - press on the button and the elevator will stop. It could not be substituted for push when push means to use strength as in pushing a car . . . Press is used only when a touch is needed. JH 1/72 Not used Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
institution Open Polar
collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
op_collection_id ftmemorialunivdc
language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
press
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description press I use the word "press" to meanpush, as in the sentence - press on the button and the elevator will stop. It could not be substituted for push when push means to use strength as in pushing a car . . . Press is used only when a touch is needed. JH 1/72 Not used Not used Withdrawn
format Manuscript
title press
title_short press
title_full press
title_fullStr press
title_full_unstemmed press
title_sort press
publishDate 1972
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/65640
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation P
Mrs. Terry Gullage, 71-16/51
Corner Brook
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16987
P_16987_press
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/65640
_version_ 1786819836307832832

Similar Items