Us town folks use that a whole lot.

I cal'late most everybody's come to look at it as a reg'lar public road to the beach." "Why, yes, I suppose they have," I said, puzzled to know what he was driving at.

"It is a public road, practically." "No, 'tain't, neither.

It's a private way, and if you wanted to you could shut it off any day.

A good many folks would have shut it off afore this." "Oh, I guess not." "I guess yes.