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source Entry Example Modal 1sort ascending Modal 2 Modal 3 Gender Race / Ethnicity Age Level of Education Home Community, Town, or State Location Collected Year Relation to Addressee Medium Sentence Structure Status
LAGS 714 They used to would have said I'm going to perk a pot of coffeee. used to would Female White 56 College TN (Tazewell) TN (Little Sycamore) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Scotland 951 He used to could do it, couldn’t he? used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
Feagin 808 I useta could go to Birmingham to shop. used to could Female White 85 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Tuscaloosa) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 642 I used to could. used to could Female Black 70 9th grade GA (Cordele) GA (Cordele) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 1444 We used to would play ball all day. used to would Male White 16 High school (Student) TN (Sneedville) TN (Sneedville) 2010 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.0 Elicited
LAGS 683 I used to could eat a green. used to could Male Black 73 2nd grade; illiterate AL (Butler County) AL (Greenville) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 715 People used to would. used to would Male White 72 9th grade TN (Whitehouse) TN (Whitehouse) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 809 We useta could hear ’em when we lived up yonder, but since we moved up there, I haven’t heard ’em. used to could Female White 85 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Tuscaloosa) early 1970s Spoken 1.8 Naturalistic
LAGS 643 I used to could say it. used to could Female White 82 8th grade GA (Americus) GA (Americus) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Elsman 824 [One] used to could get a bag like this for three dollars - five dollars. used to could Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 co-worker to co-worker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 684 You used to could hear. used to could Female White 49 High school AL (Mexboro) AL (Mexboro) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
England 1173 I used to could do it. used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Newcastle) 1.0
LAGS 716 Used to would say it. used to would Male White 70 Part of 6th grade GA (Upson County) GA (Thomaston) 1971 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 810 We useta could hear the trains. used to could Female White 85 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Tuscaloosa) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 644 I used to could, but I can't now. used to could Male Black 61 4th grade GA (Valdosta) GA (Valdosta) 1971 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
Mashburn 1261 She used to could run the marathon. used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown GA (Unknown) 1.0
LAGS 685 I used to could blow on it a little bit. used to could Male White 85 4th grade AL (Needham) AL (Needham) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 717 I used to would have say. used to would Female White 81 4th grade FL (Sopchoppy) FL (Sopchoppy) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 811 You useta could. used to could Female White 30 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Selma) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 645 I used to could remember. used to could Male White 71 8th grade FL (Point Washington) FL (Point Washington) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 686 Used to could get them., used to could Male White 85 4th grade AL (Needham) AL (Needham) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1029 "You used to couldn't talk to him about history," Napier says. used to couldn't Male White 54 Graduate school (Law degree) SC (Blenheim) Newspaper 2001 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 718 Used to would say. used to would Male White 26 Graduate school TN (Nashville) TN (Nashville) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Feagin 812 I useta could, but I can’t any more. used to could Female White 15 9th grade AL (Unknown) AL (Selma) early 1970s Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 646 I used to could. used to could Female White 93 High school equivalent AR (Searcy) AR (Searcy) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 687 I used to could play a harp. used to could Male White 77 10th grade MS (Homewood) MS (Trenton) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1030 I used to couldn't eat enough and now I just eat because I feel hungry. used to couldn't Female Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Television 1997 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.8 Naturalistic
LAGS 615 Used to couldn't buy it. used to couldn't Male White 89 High school GA (Springfield) GA (Springfield) 1969 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 719 They used to would stack it. used to would Female White 76 6th grade TN (Rocky River) TN (Spencer) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 956 He cannae dae it these days, but he used to could. used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.1
Feagin 813 I useta wouldn’t stay at home when ... used to would Female White 78 Unknown AL (Cleburn) AL (Native of Cleburn, Ranolph Counties, but 30 years in Anniston) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 647 I can't tell the difference now, but I used to could. used to could Female White 86 Some high school AR (Greenbrier) AR (Greenbrier) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAGS 688 You used to could get it done. used to could Male Black 73 None (Illiterate) LA (Clinton) LA (Clinton) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1031 That's right. You used to could- that's right. You used to could. used to could Male Black 39 High School CA (Oakland) Radio 1994 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 616 But you used to couldn't. used to couldn't Female Black 72 6th-7th grade LA (Sterlington) LA (Sterlington) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 720 People that used to would have high-hatted you. used to would Male White 61 5 years of school; literate TX (Belk) TX (Belk) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken Naturalistic
Feagin 814 She useta wouldn’t take more’n a spoonful of anything. used to wouldn't Female White 70 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Gadsden) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 648 I used to could blow anything on a French harp. used to could Male White 76 10th grade LA (Mount Union) LA (Mount Union) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Johnson 893 I used to could speak that jargon better than I could English and we had a i-dea that was to be the standard language here in Oregon. used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown OR (Unknown) 1909 1.1
LAGS 689 Used to could get him for a dollar. used to could Female Black 77 None (Illiterate) LA (Boothville) LA (Boothville) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1032 We have had some success in broadening our economic perspective to- with NAFTA and the GATT agreement and selling more of our products that we used to couldn't sell. used to couldn't Male White 47 Graduate school (Law degree) AR (Hope) Radio 1993 elected official to constituency Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
LAGS 617 Used to couldn't raise nothing on that soil. used to couldn't Female Black 65 8th grade TN (Covington) TN (Covington) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 721 Used to would. used to would Male White 42 High school TN (Nashville) TN (Nashville) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 649 I used to could just eat almost anything. used to could Female Black 72 9th grade AL (Selma) AL (Selma) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 657 I used to could spell. used to could Female White 82 High school and commercial college TX (Austin) TX (Austin) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 690 I used to could do that. used to could Female Black 55 High school equivalent AR (St. Francis County) AR (Forrest City) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 927 He used to could do it when he was younger. used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.3
COCA 1033 Now we have to sleep in our uniforms and things like that and you're limited to the base to where we used to could go downtown shopping and things like that. used to could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Television 1991 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 618 I used to couldn't stand something like that. used to couldn't Female Black 63 High school TX (San Antonio) TX (San Antonio) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 722 Used to would. used to would Male Black 90 Less than 1 term school; illiterate FL (Shady Grove) FL (Shady Grove) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 650 I used to could make the whistle blow. used to could Male White 79 9th grade LA (Bogalusa) LA (Bogalusa) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 658 Used to could. used to could Male White 90 3rd grade GA (Whitfield County) GA (Dalton) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 691 Better than he used to could. used to could Female White 77 8th grade AR (Hearn) AR (Hearn) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
COCA 1034 She used to could kill a horse with a fist between the eyes, but this week it's been migraines and fainting spells. used to could Female Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1991 woman to man Written 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 619 Used to couldn't. used to couldn't Male White 95 8th grade MS (Pike County) MS (Holmesville) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 723 Used to would. used to would Male White 53 College (Graduate, B.S. degree) AL (Thomaston) AL (Foley) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 651 I used to could pick two hundred pounds a day. used to could Male White 76 9th grade MS (Quitman) MS (Quitman) 1980 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 659 Used to could. used to could Female Black 79 None GA (Clay County) GA (Fort Gaines) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 692 I used to could get money. used to could Unknown Unknown unknown 8th grade TX (Harrisville) TX (Temple) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 620 Used to couldn't. used to couldn't Female White 70 3rd grade TX (Fort Worth) TX (Fort Worth) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 724 I don’t know what they used to would say. used to would Male White 53 College (Graduate, B.S. degree) AL (Thomaston) AL (Foley) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 652 Used to could put boards. used to could Male White 76 6th grade GA (Decatur County) GA (Calvary) 1970 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 660 Used to could. used to could Female White 81 4th grade FL (Sopchoppy) FL (Sopchoppy) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 693 We used to could go to where we wanted to. used to could Male White 72 7th grade TX (Houston) TX (Houston) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
COCA 1037 They used to wouldn't let you pay a guitar around partly because they called it sinful music- the devil's music, you know? used to wouldn't Male Black 80 Elementary School MS (Winona) Radio 1994 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
LAGS 621 Used to couldn't get it up every morning. used to couldn't Male Black 63 College (2 years) TX (Houston) TX (Houston) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 725 They used to would walk. used to would Male White 49 10th grade AR (Leslie/Maple Grove area) AR (Baker) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 653 A man used to could raise a family fairly well. used to could Male White 48 High school equivalent and 2 years trade school LA (Ville Platte) LA (Ville Platte) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 661 Used to could have that. used to could Female Black 44 High school equivalent AL (Dothan) AL (Dothan) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Elsman 835 I used to could just go and hit the road and stay as long as I wanted to. used to could Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 co-worker to co-worker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 694 Used to could play one. used to could Male White 78 8th grade TN (Spring City) TN (Spring City) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1038 I used to wouldn't talk to nobody, but now I talk to people I haven't seen, you know, I ain't backwards or nothing. used to wouldn't Female Unknown unknown Unknown AR (Plainview) Television 1992 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAGS 622 Used to couldn't. used to couldn't Male Black 74 Some school; illiterate MS (Sherard) MS (Sherard) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Labov 1241 Even in the streets, people useta would ask us to sing. used to would Unknown Black 37 Unknown SC (Unknown) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 726 People used to would, you know. used to would Female White 65 8th grade TN (Knoxville) TN (Knoxville) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 654 Used to could rattle those things off. used to could Female White 31 High school and beautician training FL (Port Orange) FL (Port Orange) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS\ 662 Used to could. used to could Female White 87 7th grade FL (Rock Hill) FL (Rock Hill) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Elsman 836 My friend Ashley used to could do the best impression of Miss Copeland, our principal? used to could Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 co-worker to co-worker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 695 Used to might. used to might Male White 77 11th grade AL (New Brockton) AL (New Brockton) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 623 Used to couldn't slaughter them. used to couldn't Male White 76 8th grade TN (Wear Valley) TN (Wear Valley) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 655 Now I used to could run. used to could Male White 65 7th grade AR (Cave City) AR (Cave City) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 663 Used to could. used to could Female White 70 College (Graduate, B.S. degree) AL (Stockton) AL (Stockton) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Park 900 I used to could used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) 1940 1.0
LAGS 696 She used to wouldn't used to wouldn't Female White 71 5th grade TN (Springfield) TN (Springfield) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 624 You used to couldn't buy them. used to couldn't Male White 80 None FL (Bardin) FL (Bardin) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 656 I used to could sing. used to could Male White 66 8th grade FL (Jena) FL (Jena) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 664 Used to could. used to could Female White 46 High school MS (Kosciusko) MS (Kosciusko) 1980 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 697 Used to wouldn't. used to wouldn't Male Black 78 8th grade MS (Brookhaven) MS (Little Springs) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 625 But I used to could. used to could Male White 36 12th grade LA (Monroe) LA (Monroe) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 665 I used to could make. used to could Female White 80 8th grade MS (Jefferson) MS (Jefferson) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
England 983 I can’t walk five mile I’ t’hahr nah, but ah used to could! used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (West Yorkshire) 1892 1.1
LAGS 698 Used to wouldn't. used to wouldn't Female White 78 Some education; barely literate LA (Kentwood) LA (Kentwood) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 626 Used to could buy all that kind. used to could Male White 68 9th grade MS (Dillon) MS (Lorman) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 666 Used to could. used to could Male Black 52 Some school; barely literate MS (Pulaski) MS (Pulaski) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
England 984 Aw used to could a done it. used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Chester) 1.0
LAGS 699 Used to wouldn't go fishing. used to wouldn't Female White 80 8th grade TX (Waco) TX (Waco) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 627 You used to could shop in a log in a what? used to could Male White 70 7th grade TX (Mill Creek) TX (Wiergate) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 667 Used to could. used to could Female White 80 8th grade MS (Soso) MS (Soso) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
England 985 Did you, when you used to could work? used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Lincolnshire) 2.3
LAGS 700 Used to wouldn't have. used to wouldn't Female White 76 10th grade GA (Palmyra) GA (Leesburg) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic

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