For all the Southern quirks of the English language that I’ve noticed since moving, Jennifer has only found one that pervades my own Northern dialect. Here’s an example exchange:
Jennifer: I’m going to brush my teeth, and then I’ll be ready to go. Daniel: Okay, I’ll go start the car awhile.
My usage of the word awhile totally [...]
I’m getting married tomorrow evening.
It’s quite a large thought, and it hasn’t previously been quite so. Of course it was large at the time of initiation, but it really began to loom when we were all standing on the stage at Grace tonight, rehearsing. My friends and her friends, all gathered to ring in our [...]
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