unpossible

unpossible This word is used by some people to mean impossible. This word was given me by a High School Student by the name of Wayne Gosse. Wayne is from the community of Dildo and he heard (over) [reverse] and still hears this word quite often on the government wharf in Dildo . . . . I have heard t...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1956
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/67836
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/67836 2023-12-31T10:16:20+01:00 unpossible 1956/07/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/67836 eng eng U 19 71-131 C 71-131 Kinsley Welsh, 27 Ang. Islington - July 5/71 Wayne Gosse Student - 16 Dildo Dildo Ang. He heard it on the wharf in Dildo & still hears it. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13042 U_13042_unpossible http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/67836 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 1956 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:40Z unpossible This word is used by some people to mean impossible. This word was given me by a High School Student by the name of Wayne Gosse. Wayne is from the community of Dildo and he heard (over) [reverse] and still hears this word quite often on the government wharf in Dildo . . . . I have heard this word used myself . . . maybe about 20 yrs. [ago]. I heard it from my great grandmother, . . . from Victoria, Conception Bay. She was blind at the time and about 85 yrs. old. Yes DICT CEN. Not used Not used Not used NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY, this is the reverse of U_13011 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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description unpossible This word is used by some people to mean impossible. This word was given me by a High School Student by the name of Wayne Gosse. Wayne is from the community of Dildo and he heard (over) [reverse] and still hears this word quite often on the government wharf in Dildo . . . . I have heard this word used myself . . . maybe about 20 yrs. [ago]. I heard it from my great grandmother, . . . from Victoria, Conception Bay. She was blind at the time and about 85 yrs. old. Yes DICT CEN. Not used Not used Not used NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY, this is the reverse of U_13011
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title_sort unpossible
publishDate 1956
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Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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19 71-131 C 71-131
Kinsley Welsh, 27 Ang. Islington - July 5/71 Wayne Gosse Student - 16 Dildo Dildo Ang. He heard it on the wharf in Dildo & still hears it.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13042
U_13042_unpossible
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