Be'nt
be v Used as follows:"I be'nt going tonight." It's an abbrev- iation of Be ain't and means I _am not_ going tonight. Heard from Aubrey Small, merchant aged 40, who aquired it from other citizens of Summerford, N.W. Island. He has used it during youth and adulthood. I learned...
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| Summary: | be v Used as follows:"I be'nt going tonight." It's an abbrev- iation of Be ain't and means I _am not_ going tonight. Heard from Aubrey Small, merchant aged 40, who aquired it from other citizens of Summerford, N.W. Island. He has used it during youth and adulthood. I learned of this while teaching on New World Island, 1961-62. (pronounced Bent) Used I and Sup Not used Not used |
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