but, in other situations, it is pronounced,
4
wind.
"Lo, the poor Indian! whose untutored mind
Sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind."
PROVINCIALISMS.
CONTRACTIONS, VULGARISMS, AND OTHER IMPROPRIETIES.
As each of the following provincialisms and vulgarisms, has its locality in some one section or other of our country, it is hoped that these corrections will be found useful in the districts to which the various phrases respectively belong.
| IMPROPER. | CORRECT. |
| Aint | Are not |
| haint | have not |
| taint | 'tis not |
| haint | are not |
| maint | may not |
| wont | will not |
| wer'nt | were not |
| waunt | was not |
| woodent | would not |
| mussent | must not |
| izzent | is not |
| wazzent | was not |
| hezzent | has not |
| doozzent | does not |
| tizzent | 'tis not |
| whool | who will |
| don't | |
| can't | |
| i'll | |
| 'tis |
COMMON IN NEW ENGLAND OR NEW YORK.