Dasn't
Linda C. McIntyre
Loretta,
My family is from Long Island, NY and have used this saying for
generation. As it has been used in our family it means "dare not". Even
though I was born and raised in Montana I still use this word.
AJH wrote:
>
> In article <58dtar$m...@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net>, John Gross
> <confe...@worldnet.att.net> writes
> ><ra...@oregoncoast.com> wrote:
> >>My grandfather was born in NW Indiana (LaPorte County) and moved to the
> >>West Coast in 1906. I remember him using the term "you dasn't" to warn
> >>me against misbehavior when I was a small child. I have never heard
> >>anyone else use the word.
> >>
> >>I am interested in hearing from anyone who uses this term, or has heard
> >>it being used and can give me the history of the word.
> >>
> >>Thank you.
> >>
> >>Loretta
Hayden Griffin
I always thought that dasn't was a contraction for "dare not."
Dorothy Bechard wrote:
>
> My father came from England in 1913.
> He used the word "dasn't" He said it meant 'never should do that"
>
> Dorothy