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What is the meaning and use of "seh" in Caribbean dialects of English?
The meaning of seh
In Jamaican Patois at least, seh is a cognate of say.
For example, from JamaicanPatwah.com¹:
seh
English Translation
say
Definition
Saying
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What is the meaning and use of "seh" in Caribbean dialects of English?
Seh means 'is the case' or 'that', as well as being a way to say 'say'. Hence, "galang lakka seh" = behaving as if X is the case, and "me know seh" = I know that this is the case.
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Why is "hammock" spelled the way it is?
The OED gives the early forms of the spelling of hammock:
α. 1500s–1800s hamaca, 1600s hamacca, hamacco, hamackoe, hammacho, 1700s hamacoe, 1700s–1800s hammacoe. β. 1600s hamack(e, hammac(k, hammaque,...
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Is "bobsled" or "bobsleigh" more commonly used in Jamaican English?
There are 79 results for bobsleigh in the Jamaica Observer compared to 158 results for bobsled
A BBC report said that Ms Kiriasis wanted payment for the sled but the Jamaica Bobsleigh Federation ...
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Why is "hammock" spelled the way it is?
I've found an interesting explanation regarding the origin and the adoption of the spelling of hammock. It is suggested that the term hamaca was misapplied by Columbus and his sailors which was ...
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What is the meaning and use of "seh" in Caribbean dialects of English?
This answer draws from the answer by Dan Bron, and the comments from Janus Bahs Jacquet and Michaelyus. However, I have decided to draw up my own answer, as I feel Dan Bron's still only touches on the ...
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