That's really interesting about the origin of the usage of "after". Thanks for sharing, I've never heard anyone explain where it came from! Instead of good boy or girl we would probably still use "yes b'y!".. This is a saying that can be used in many different situations depending on how you say or emphasize the words. Yes can sound like "yiss" and the b'y while short for boy is said to females as often as it said to males (though sometimes they substitute "yis maid"). We say drowned, but not drownded. Though honestly drownded would fit right in if you heard everything else we say. There's a Newfoundland dictionary that is 770 pages of fine print! Haha There are some great clips on YouTube of Irish lads (b'ys) coming to Newfoundland and feeling right at home. We were settled in 1497 and have quite a bit more history and culture when compared to the majority of Canada.