In a message dated 97-09-03 01:33:33 EDT, you write: << Regarding "y[o]u'ns," I heard it as a child in Steelton, Dauphin Co., (as in "Yuns kids get in here!) and just a couple of months ago from Audrey (as in "Do yuns want me to get you anything while I'm in the store?") who was born and raised and lives in Lancaster Co. Whoops! Sorry Audrey, that just slipped out! :-D >> Vee and the group, I really chuckled over the above! Vee, being such a sweetheart, has from time to time over the years, made mention of my pronounciation of different words, never letting me forget just how "dutchy-fied" I am! I was born and raised in a very rural area of northern Lancaster County (northern Conoy Tp), by parents that came from strong PD backgrounds. My mother's parents often spoke PD within normal English conversations! Being young and ?dumb? (maybe not so dumb, eh?), I was fascinated with this and spent much time with my grandparents learning as much as I could. I won't mention how time has erased much of what I learned, from my memory, but I can still speak some of the PD. And the rest of my pronounciation just comes from habit and the influence of many still living in this area. And believe me, school teachers have done their best to correct our pronounciation, to no avail! We still "outen" the lights, "warsh" the clothes, etc. I want to let all the group know just how much I have enjoyed all the postings regarding the different ?spellings,pronounciations? of several words, and the memories shared connected to this. I have been on an extreme over-load, as some of you are aware, and have not been able to contribute to these discussions for some time. I have not left the group, my heart remains, my time had been taken away for awhile, but that appears to be easing up somewhat, and I am keeping my fingers crossed for a continuation of the same! Just keep up the good work on locating information on our PD ancestors, and learning what their lives were all about. Anyone that knows me, knows that I have always been very vocal about the people in our family trees are NOT statistics, but were PEOPLE (just like us). Have a good day, and happy hunting, Audrey