Date: Tue, 25 Oct 1994 14:58:00 EDT

From: "Dennis.Preston" 22709MGR[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MSU.EDU

Subject: Re: Distribution of positive "an



I was not surprised to hear Bev Hartford's characterization of positive

anymore as native to southern Indiana (I am a native user), but I was very

much surprised to hear her characterize need X-ed as common in that region.

Admittedly, I am from farther south (Louisville), but my first encounter with

need X-ed was one of amazement; I thought it was non-native English (let alone

extra-regional). Perhaps it has spread (although certainly not to southernmost

Indiana which I visit regularly). I would have predicted that need X-ed forms,

if in Indiana at all, would have been central to north and generally on the

east side of the state. The form for non-native speakers of it is so

remarkable that a few hearings may stick with one. Perhaps that is what

happened to Beverly in Bloomington.

Best,

Dennis Preston