tintax: alternative form: 'sin,taks

tintacks n Said in a game played by youngsters, 7-10. One person playing against 10. He faces away from them and counts as fast as possible:"1, 2, . 10, sintaks" and turns around on the last word. The other children try to run forward while he is counting but freeze before he finishes and...

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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/72571 2023-12-31T10:19:22+01:00 tintax: alternative form: 'sin,taks xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/72571 eng eng T R. Tobin 10 Oct 68 St. John's References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13193 T_13193_tintacks n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/72571 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 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:29Z tintacks n Said in a game played by youngsters, 7-10. One person playing against 10. He faces away from them and counts as fast as possible:"1, 2, . 10, sintaks" and turns around on the last word. The other children try to run forward while he is counting but freeze before he finishes and turns around. Anyone seen still moving is made to go back to the starting line. Yes DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN [Folk lore students tell me this is _tintax_ in other collected versions. _Sintax_ may be a mistake of speaker.] Used I Not used Not used Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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tintax: alternative form: 'sin,taks
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description tintacks n Said in a game played by youngsters, 7-10. One person playing against 10. He faces away from them and counts as fast as possible:"1, 2, . 10, sintaks" and turns around on the last word. The other children try to run forward while he is counting but freeze before he finishes and turns around. Anyone seen still moving is made to go back to the starting line. Yes DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN [Folk lore students tell me this is _tintax_ in other collected versions. _Sintax_ may be a mistake of speaker.] Used I Not used Not used
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title_full tintax: alternative form: 'sin,taks
title_fullStr tintax: alternative form: 'sin,taks
title_full_unstemmed tintax: alternative form: 'sin,taks
title_sort tintax: alternative form: 'sin,taks
publishDate
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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 T
R. Tobin 10 Oct 68
St. John's
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13193
T_13193_tintacks n
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