ban't

ban't The term "ban't" is not used in everyday speech at Sandy Cove. My father told me that he remembers, a Mr. A.D. . . using the word when he was young (1925). The meaning of this word is can't". My father said that he used it to say, "you ban't do that or y...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/7033
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Summary:ban't The term "ban't" is not used in everyday speech at Sandy Cove. My father told me that he remembers, a Mr. A.D. . . using the word when he was young (1925). The meaning of this word is can't". My father said that he used it to say, "you ban't do that or you ban't have the lend of my boat." can't JH 10/71 Not used Not used Withdrawn