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I don't think this is correct use of "when". What do you think?

Oh! I wish Dixieland was still like Heaven, when her schools were allowed to pray!
  

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If it's an excerpt from a book then it's probably deliberately imitating regional speech patterns. It's okay as an example of everyday colloquial usage. The meaning is clearly: "Oh!

— John C.

  • If it's an excerpt from a book then it's probably deliberately imitating regional speech patterns.
  • It's okay as an example of everyday colloquial usage.
  • The meaning is clearly: "Oh!
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If it's an excerpt from a book then it's probably deliberately imitating regional speech patterns. It's okay as an example of everyday colloquial usage. The meaning is clearly:

"Oh! I wish Dixieland were still like Heaven, [as she was] when her schools were ..."
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"Oh! I wish Dixieland were still like Heaven, [as she was] when her schools were ..."

this doesnt sound quite right, is Dixieland a place? It sounds odd using two feminine pronouns in this way. I know we CAN do it in English, for things like ships and countries, so the contruction "her schools" sound OK. But, "as she was", seems too much ...


"As it was when the school
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Yep, Dixieland - or Dixie - can be seen as a place. It's the South of the USA (South of the Mason-Dixon-line).
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