|
Scotland |
964 |
Ye’ll no can work. |
will no |
can |
|
Male |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Fife) |
1894 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
490 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
73 |
10th reader |
MS (Shucktown) |
MS (Klondike) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1583 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
71 |
Little education |
VA (Post Oak) |
VA (Post Oak) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1350 |
You know, if you drank a half a drink, you might oughta go home and sleep it off. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1982 |
man to woman (friends) |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
78 |
This is the strangest weather. Could it might have something to do with that greenhouse thing? |
could |
might |
|
Male |
Black |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
student to student |
Spoken |
2.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
584 |
Might would rot them.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
Black |
82 |
ca. 7th grade |
MS (Holly Springs) |
MS (Holly Springs) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1672 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
52 |
Slight; until 15 or 16 |
VA (Sydnorsville) |
VA (Sydnorsville) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1529 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
58 |
Until age 18 |
PA (Fairfield) |
PA (Fairfield) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
426 |
I might could do that, too.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
80 |
4th grade |
LA (Olivier) |
LA (Olivier) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2225 |
|
may |
would |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
MI |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1431 |
So she mighta could driven that truck of yours. |
might have |
could |
|
Male |
White |
12 |
Elementary School |
TX (Henderson) |
TX (Henderson,) |
1980 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
520 |
You might could say.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
8th grade |
AR (Union Township) |
AR (Des Arc) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
1288 |
He must wouldn’t steal, would he? |
must |
wouldn't |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.8 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
268 |
Might can do it.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
72 |
High school (Graduate) |
AL (Adger) |
AL (Birmingham) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1863 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
72 |
College (Some) |
SC (Blenheim) |
SC (Blemheim) |
1948 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1380 |
You might can take it to (place). |
might |
can |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
salesman to customer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
110 |
I'm gonna give a little demonstration of what might woulda happened to that guy if we'd a fought. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Television Show |
c1990 |
character from NBC's 'Cheers' to barfolk |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
362 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
57 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
LA (New Orleans) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1957 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
60 |
9th grade |
GA (Fort Valley) |
GA (Fort Valley) |
1965 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
2127 |
must oughtn't |
must |
oughtn't |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
LAMSAS |
1704 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
1.5 months every summer |
NC (New Englehard) |
NC (New Englehard) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
710 |
Wheat, you used to would cut it.
|
used to |
would |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
9th grade |
GA (Cordele) |
GA (Cordele) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1561 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
49 |
Until age 18 |
MD (Sandy Spring) |
MD (Sandy Spring) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Montgomery |
204 |
Mantle won the MVP the next year, when he might not should have. |
might not |
should |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
552 |
I might will.
|
might |
will |
|
Male |
Black |
67 |
ca. 6th grade |
LA (Hawthorne) |
LA (Hawthorne) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1320 |
I wonder if we might could put together an ordinance. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
35 |
College Graduate |
TX (Port Neches) |
TX (Austin, television) |
1982 |
councilman to council |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1894 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Illiterate |
SC (Armenia) |
SC (Armenia) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Skipper |
143 |
Let's try that. It might would work. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
25 |
Graduate school (Some) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2194 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
AL |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1735 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
Until age 16 |
NC (Turkey) |
NC (Turkey) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1990 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
85 |
College (Some) |
FL (Jacksonville) |
FL (Jacksonville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
965 |
Baith you and her will can spare some o’ the cost. |
will |
can |
|
Male |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Ayrshire) |
1822 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1584 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
A few days for a few years |
VA (Rectory, Aquia Dist.) |
VA (Rectory, Aquia Dist.) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1831 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
60 |
A little |
SC (Hemingway) |
SC (Hemingway) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1351 |
You might oughta take your good skis. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1982 |
man to group (friends) |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Dumas |
1138 |
We may can do it better. |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
52 |
Unknown |
AR (Unknown) |
AR (Unknown) |
1987 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
585 |
Might would say.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
44 |
12th grade |
MS (Bogue Chitto) |
MS (Bogue Chitto) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1926 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
57 |
Business college |
GA (St. Simons Island) |
GA (St. Simons Island) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
679 |
I used to could play.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
8th grade |
GA (St. Marys) |
GA (St. Marys) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1530 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
59 |
Until age 17 |
PA (Oak Grove) |
PA (Oak Grove) |
1940 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2226 |
|
may |
will |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
GA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1767 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
Illiterate |
NC (Oxford P.O.) |
NC (Oxford P.O.) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1432 |
So she might've could driven that truck of yours. |
might've |
could |
|
Male |
White |
11 |
Elementary School |
TX (Lamesa) |
TX (Lamesa) |
1980 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
521 |
Might could see.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
33 |
College (4 years) |
GA (Colquitt) |
GA (Colquitt) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
269 |
Might can do it.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
36 |
High school (Graduate) |
TN (Medon) |
TN (Jackson) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1381 |
Well, since you have this "L" to get in, you might can go on Monday and get it over with. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
|
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
111 |
We might will see some action now because the 15 car with Morgan Shepard is making his move in turn number four. |
might |
will |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
ESPN announcer at NASCAR race |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1958 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
High school |
GA (Fort Valley) |
GA (Fort Valley) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
2128 |
may can't |
may |
can't |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
711 |
People used to would do that.
|
used to |
would |
|
Male |
Black |
77 |
High school |
MS (Pontotoc) |
MS (Pontotoc) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1562 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
78 |
From ages 8 to 11 |
MD (Ritchie) |
MD (Ritchie) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Montgomery |
205 |
I may not even can get out of the parking lot. |
may not |
can |
|
Male |
White |
50 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
459 |
You might could have helped.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
8th grade |
AR (Melbourne) |
AR (Melbourne) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1799 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
41 |
2 years |
NC (Tobaccoville) |
NC (Tobaccoville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
302 |
I might can think back.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
10th grade |
GA (Georgetown) |
GA (Georgetown) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1895 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
7-8 years |
SC (Chester) |
SC (Chester) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2195 |
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
AL |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1736 |
might can |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
Until age 16 |
NC (Turkey) |
NC (Turkey) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1991 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
85 |
College (Some) |
FL (Jacksonville) |
FL (Jacksonville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1832 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
60 |
A little |
SC (Hemingway) |
SC (Hemingway) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
332 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
74 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Ray City) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1927 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
60 |
High school |
GA (St. Simons Island) |
GA (St. Simons Island) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1674 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
52 |
Until age 18 |
VA (Allum Ridge) |
VA (Allum Ridge) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1531 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
51 |
Grade school |
PA (Criders Church) |
PA (Criders Church) |
1940 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
428 |
I might could farm.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
62 |
None |
GA (Colquitt) |
GA (Blakely) |
1971 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
1290 |
Might ought you to’ve done that? |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.0 |
Elicited |
|
Feagin |
776 |
If ... we might could abbreviate it. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
|
Unknown |
VA (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
270 |
Might can do it.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
Black |
67 |
4th grade |
LA (Zachary) |
LA (Zachary) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
364 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
35 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AR (Lafferty) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1959 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
55 |
8 years |
GA (Fort Hawkins) |
GA (Fort Hawkins) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1706 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
None |
NC (Beaver Dam) |
NC (Beaver Dam) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Reed |
1090 |
You mighta coulda just got the socket, but they're hard to find. |
might have |
could |
|
Male |
White |
35 |
High school (Graduate) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Sneedville) |
2012 |
man to woman |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
712 |
Well, they used to would refer to that.
|
used to |
would |
|
Male |
Black |
77 |
High school |
MS (Pontotoc) |
MS (Pontotoc) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1563 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
38 |
Until age 22 |
MD (Aquasco) |
MD (Aquasco) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Montgomery |
206 |
That would account for why I may didn't know it then. |
may |
didn't |
|
Male |
White |
40 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
FL (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
SC State Administrator to unknown |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
460 |
Might could have offered some assistance.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
37 |
11th grade |
TX (Harmony) |
TX (Harmony) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1800 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
74+ |
Illiterate |
NC (New Hope P.O.) |
NC (New Hope P.O.) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1321 |
You might could. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Coleman |
1120 |
John might could be working at his office today. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Butters |
1201 |
I imagine that they will disbar him. But he told, he told Nixon about the thing, and what would–might would happen. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
|
|
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Wentworth |
886 |
He’ll not kin go. |
will not |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
WV (eastern) |
1931 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
|
|
Mashburn |
1258 |
He may ought to see you today. |
may |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Jamaica |
1217 |
shuda hafi “should must” |
should |
hafi (=have to, must) |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scotland |
918 |
He might could do it, if he tried. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
Scotland |
1101 |
If we get a German doctor, not one of us will can speak to him. |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
Scotland (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.2 |
|
|
England |
1170 |
They had velvet curtains, and, oh, we would never could afford them. |
would |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
950 |
He used to could do it, didn’t he? |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1322 |
Q: Do you have a vase? A: I might could find one. |
might |
could |
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Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
|
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1060 |
Yeah, I'd be out the interest I might could've made on that money and the ten K, too, but I got the feeling your people had already spent most of it and were going to be strapped to come up... |
might |
could |
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Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Novel |
2003 |
adult to adult |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
Wentworth |
887 |
She’ll never kin catch a mouse now. (Said when a pet cat became crippled).
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will |
can |
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Unknown |
Unknown |
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Unknown |
Unknown |
WV (eastern) |
1930s |
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1.0 |
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Mashburn |
1259 |
He ought to would see you.
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ought to |
would |
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Unknown |
Unknown |
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Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
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1.0 |
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DiPaolo |
1354 |
You might oughta. |
might |
ought to |
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Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Henderson,) |
1979 |
clerk to man |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Dumas |
1140 |
They may still could be all right UT fans. |
may |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
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Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Knoxville) |
1987 |
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Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Jamaica |
1218 |
shuda kyan “should can” |
should |
can |
|
Unknown |
Black |
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Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
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Scotland |
919 |
He must could do it. |
must |
could |
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Unknown |
Unknown |
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Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
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|
1.0 |
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Scotland |
1102 |
Aiblins when auld Dick gees o’er the post The youth himself may can to rule the rost. |
may |
can |
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Unknown |
Unknown |
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Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
Scotland (Unknown) |
1768 |
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Written |
1.2 |
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England |
1171 |
He wouldn’t could’ve worked, even if you had asked him. |
would |
could |
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Unknown |
Unknown |
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Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
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|
|
1.3 |
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Harris |
1235 |
You might should get her to a hospital anyhow. Bandaid might not work. There’s tetanus, ya know. |
might |
should |
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Unknown |
Unknown |
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Unknown |
Unknown |
|
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Hotel clerk to a woman whose daughter has cut her hand on glass in the parking lot. |
Spoken |
1.0 |
|
|
Scotland |
951 |
He used to could do it, couldn’t he? |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
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Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
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1.0 |
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