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SYNTAX OF PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH FAMILY EXPRESSION
MY PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH GREAT GRANDMOTHER, WHEN INSTRUCTING MY
MOTHER TO LEAVE THE HOUSE BY THE BACK DOOR, WOULD SAY, "GO BY THE
BACK DOOR OUT."
Submitter comment: THE EXPRESSION IS STILL USED IN OUR FAMILY TODAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Syntax |
Date learned: 00-00-1920