Date:    Thu, 7 May 1998 10:44:08 CDT
<br>From:    Ellen Johnson <Ellen.Johnson[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]WKU.EDU>
<br>Subject: MISC
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<br>     Thanks for the example of "go with" as a construction that is standard
<br>     in some regions and considered just plain bizarre in others.  My
<br>     students know that Southernisms like "y'all" are considered
<br>     nonstandard in other contexts (in fact, I am having a hard time
<br>     convincing them that it IS standard in the South).  But their
<br>     linguistic insecurity is such that they didn't realize other places
<br>     have comparable constructions (needs washed is another we discuss).
<br>     By the way, a Montana native says "go with" is the norm for her.
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<br>     As for Southern Eng., the deletion of "to" in the example someone
<br>     cited sounds totally foreign to me.  It is not a feature of So. Eng.
<br>     But been/bin/Ben are all the same to me.
<br>
<br>     Ellen
<br>     ellen.johnson[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]wku.edu
<br>     http://www.wku.edu/~ejohnson/
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