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Originally Posted by Froide
In the New York Metro, New England, SoCal, and Maryland-to-Virginia areas, I've often heard people use the contraction " 'll ", as in: "it'll be ready in five minutes," "the heater'll warm up soon," or "this one'll do the trick". Brylcreem memorialized the contraction with their iconic ad campaign slogan: " A little dab'll do ya."
Take it from this native Long Islander - your mother-in-law's speech pattern is not typical of either Long Island or of the NY Metro area, although (in my various wanderings) I have encountered people who speak that way and wondered where they picked it up. I wonder where HER parents are from. |
Ok, just to make sure I had my facts correct I waited till my husband came home to double check. My mother in law was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Her parents were also born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. When she and my father in law (who was also born and raised in Brooklyn) married in 1956 they moved to East Northport, Long Island. My husband was born and raised on Long Island.
If you listen to Billy Joel's song Scenes from and Italian Restaurant he says Brender and Eddie as opposed to Brenda. He is from Oyster Bay Long Island.
We have many Long Island transplant in Charlotte. Almost every one of them add an R to the end of a name ending in a vowel. I think I am very sensitive to this because my name ends in an A.
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