In a message dated 2/26/2003 8:12:19 AM Eastern Standard Time, marywest@satx.rr.com writes: > To this end, researchers with British roots should read ALBION'S SEED - FOUR > BRITISH FOLKWAYS IN AMERICA, by David Hackett Fischer. Oxford University > Press - 1989. It is one of the finest books ever written on this subject. > Mary > I have this book and really enjoyed reading it -- at least the part I read : ), which was mostly the Southern part. It gives an explanation of where our beliefs, slang words/speech patterns and "ways" originated. Pretty interesting! Lisa