[HPforGrownups] Re: OT--dialects ("fixin' to")

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 9086

karob_7 at yahoo.com wrote:

> > What does "fixin' to" mean?
> >
> > Simon.
>
> "Fixin' to" means "about to" or "going to" - as in, "I'm fixin' to
> tell y'all a story."  ;)

Yup. The usage "fixin' to" and the double modal (might ought, might
should) are the only dialect usages on the increase, by the way. Other
Texas peculiarities are dying out.

--Amanda, font of useless trivia (is that redundant?)