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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 13:13)
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HoldoversAs in - "I shall see thee upon the morrow" - we elided the two words into one in mainstream English, but in Scots and Geordie, they've remained separate.
In Scots dialect, you'll get "I'll see you the morn's night" for "I'll see you tomorrow night"
Gannin for going has just stayed closer to the root word - German still has Gang for going.
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