Says I
I says to Thomas, says I, 'Mark my words, Thomos, Marilla Cuthbert'll live to rue the step she's took' meaning
Please does anybody know the meaning of the following phrases?
I says
Says I
The step she's took ( or taken?)
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bee cpu 240 I says This is "Eye Dialect". It is writing as people are speaking in their own dialect of English. In particular, this dialect may be African American Vernacular English (AAVE).
- bee cpu 240 I says This is "Eye Dialect".
- It is writing as people are speaking in their own dialect of English.
- In particular, this dialect may be African American Vernacular English (AAVE).
- It could also be a dialect spoken by less educated people who live in remote communities.
- The inverted version is used for emphasis.
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bee cpu 240I says
This is "Eye Dialect". It is writing as people are speaking in their own dialect of English.
In particular, this dialect may be African American Vernacular English (AAVE). It could also be a dialect spoken by less educated people who live in remote communities.
The inverted version is used for emphasis. People speak that way
0bee cpu 240I says to Thomas, says I, 'Mark my words, Thomas, Marilla Cuthbert'll live to rue the step she's took'
Sounds like Anne of Green Gables to me.
"I says" and "Says I" are regionalisms for "I say". Actually, it's "I said" in this specific case. (Northeastern Canada, but found throughout North America)
"the step she's took" is "the step
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