The ordinary confusion of _on_ and _of_ occurs in one instance, admirably
illustrating the difficulties the uneducated meet with as often as they
try to disguise the fatal dropping of the _h_’s:
The lean girl said she had »erd on me». The fat girl, seizing
the chance afforded her, remarked genteelly that she too had
»heard hof me», with emphasis upon the »hof». (P. Kelver 68. 6.)
The following sequence of words—with _stress upon the pronoun_—is in high
favour with the uncultivated Englishman (Cf. Swed. sa _han_, sa _jag_.
etc.):
»What’s the good of Africa?» _replies he_. (T. T. T. 159. 18.)
»Australia!» _retorts he_; »what would I do there?» (T. T. T.
159. 10.)
»A man like that deserves what he gets,» _answers he_. (T. T.
T. 169. 9.)
»She was a bit of a fool herself,» _adds she_. (T. T. T. 258.
7.)
»There’s no wages attached», _continues she_. (T. T. T. 228.
14.)
»Go for a soldier», _says I_. (T. T. T. 160. 12.)