Dialects & Accents (Was Re: Subject-Verb agreement with compound subjects)

[Carol]

Potioncat:
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> Southerners use (or used to use) the word 'carry' to mean to give a
 ride to someone who wants to go somewhere. "I'll carry you to the 
doctor." while 'take' means to force someone to go, "I'll take you to
the doctor."

Carol responds:

That reminds me of a public service announcement that used to appear
on TV and radio in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The version I was
familiar with (Arizona English) said, "Don't take your children to
church. Bring them" (meaning, of course, don't take your children to
church; go to church with them). The NC version was, "Don't take your
children to church. Carry them"!

Carol, feeling sorry for parents with large families, especially if
those families contain teenagers, "carrying" their children to church!
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