in Newfoundland "that play was right boring" and "that play was some boring" both mean "that play was very boring"
- This isn't just limited to Newfoundland. In my hometown in Nova Scotia we used the same adverbal-intensifier, e.g. "That was some good." --STG
I've also heard right some boring in Nova Scotia --Coasting
- Yep, forgot about that one. I never used the two together, but "right good", "right boring" were quite common. --STG
Also, I'm not a linguist, but the English spoken on Cape Breton Island seems very close to the Newfoundland dialect. Maybe if I ever become a linguist, I'll look into that... --STG
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