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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: ahnt #28266 05/06/2001 11:00 PM Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 52 Indianapolis transplanted to S... des journeyman des journeyman Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 52 Indianapolis transplanted to S... I find that in South Carolina the black people say "ahnt" but others do not....why?????? In Indiana everyone I knew said "ant"...just local preference there I guess. I have noticed that on TV the black people are more apt to speak of their "ahnt" than "ant". I have always wondered why...it is a nicer sounding word to me. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted amn't NicholasW 05/03/2001 9:18 AM Re: amn't Capital Kiwi 05/03/2001 9:58 AM Re: amn't NicholasW 05/03/2001 10:27 AM Re: amn't Jackie 05/03/2001 10:46 AM Re: amn't NicholasW 05/03/2001 11:09 AM Re: amn't/ain't Faldage 05/03/2001 12:38 PM Re: amn't/ain't Bean 05/03/2001 12:50 PM Re: amn't/ain't rodward 05/04/2001 11:11 AM Re: amn't/ain't Jackie 05/04/2001 12:16 PM Re: amn't Jackie 05/03/2001 1:24 PM Re: amn't Faldage 05/03/2001 1:51 PM Re: amn't wow 05/03/2001 2:21 PM Re: ain't Scribbler 05/03/2001 3:45 PM Re: amn't paulb 05/06/2001 10:39 AM Re: amn't wow 05/07/2001 1:28 PM Re: amn't Bobyoungbalt 05/03/2001 2:37 PM Re: amn't wow 05/03/2001 2:53 PM Re: amn't Hyla 05/03/2001 3:28 PM Re: amn't Bobyoungbalt 05/03/2001 3:38 PM Re: Cod and God. wow 05/03/2001 4:11 PM Re: ahnt satin 05/03/2001 7:30 PM Re: ahnt AnnaStrophic 05/03/2001 8:38 PM Re: ahnt nancyk 05/03/2001 9:11 PM Re: ahnt des 05/06/2001 11:00 PM Re: amn't Max Quordlepleen 05/03/2001 9:50 PM Re: amn't Capital Kiwi 05/04/2001 7:03 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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