>Hi Jeff,
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>Having been born and raised in New England (CT - lived there for 20-something years), I'll have to disagree with "Youse guys" being a New Englandism. New York, yes, but that's not part of New England.
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>And having also lived 15 years in Atlanta, y'all better check your New England facts a little better. < bg > Any other New Englanders back me up on this one?
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Yeppers. Even Bahstonians don't sound like that...Brooklyn or the Bronx would be my guess, and we'd never let NYCer's call themselves New Englanders!