Quotative all lives!

Today’s Frazz, by Jef Mallett: The substance of the strip is entertaining in itself, but here I’m interested in quotative (be) all, in Mrs. Olsen was all, “I can’t …” Research a few years back suggested that this quotative, which once was widespread among young speakers in the U.S., was receding fast, in favor of … Continue reading Quotative all lives!