I might could help you if I knew anything about linguistics, which I unfortunately don't. I've used "might could" my whole life and never thought twice about it until I took a college-level grammar course. "Whole nother" is also a regular staple of my vocabulary diet; so is "y'all," which I continue to use despite the weird looks I get from people sometimes. Figured I'd contribute. - Allison To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/