With them, a _clever_ man, is one of a gentle and obliging
disposition; instead of, a man of distinguished talents and profound
acquirements. _Pretty_ and _ugly_, they apply to the _disposition_
of a person, instead of, to his _external appearance_. In these
states, one will often hear, "I _guess_ it rains," when the speaker
_knows_ this to be a fact, and, therefore, _guessing_ is uncalled
for. "I _expect_ I can go;" or, "I _reckon_ I can;" instead of, "I
_suppose_ or _presume_." In New England, a clergyman is often called
a _minister_, in New York, a _priest_, and south of N.Y. a _parson_.
The last is preferable.
NEW ENGLAND OR NEW YORK. CORRECTED.
I be goin. He lives to hum. I _am_ going. He lives _at_ home.
Hese ben to hum this two weeks. _He has been at home these_
2 weeks.
You haddent ought to do it. Yes You ought _not_ to do it.
had ought. _Certainly_ I ought.
Taint no better than hizzen. _'Tis_ no better than _his_.
Izzent that are line writ well? _Is not_ that line well _written_?
Tizzent no better than this ere.
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