[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: slang and HP - Reckon

[Richelle Votaw]

Neil wrote:

> It hadn't occurred to me that a word like 'reckon' would seem odd to 
> people outside Britain.  No wonder I got some funny looks when I was 
> in New York, recently.

I use "reckon" all the time, and I'm not in Britain.  Or Texas. :)  I suppose y'all are going to tell me that Louisiana's close enough to Texas to count? (Though some Texans would argue that point.)  Anyway, I guess it's just a regional thing, though before HP I'd have never imagined they'd say "reckon" in the UK.  I don't suppose they say y'all, though . . . That's the one I get funny looks for when I'm in New York. :)

Richelle


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