#also cuz im a taz fan so many of yinz are too and would have heard the mcelroys do it (if my friend is remembering correct that they do it) | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

yardsards · 3 months ago

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i notice that i and many people in my area tend to omit the "to be" in phrases like "the cats need to be fed" and "your kid wants to be held" but i don't thiiink it's standard english and i'm curious if it is a regionalism or what

bonus: say what you voted and add what general region you're from/what dialect of english you speak (if you feel comfortable doing so)

#eliot posts #linguistics #polls #i do it on some occasions when i'm being more casual and my dialect is like pittsburgh area/north appalachian #was talking abt this w my friend (from mexico) last night #they said they think they've mostly just heard it from me. and maybe also from the mcelroys #which would track if so bc the mcelroys are from west virginia which is close to where i grew up #probably a little bias here towards ''i heard others do it'' cuz well. yinz are following me who does that #also cuz im a taz fan so many of yinz are too and would have heard the mcelroys do it (if my friend is remembering correct that they do it)

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