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To: Jack Clarke who wrote (1050)4/3/1998 2:07:00 PM
From: Sowbug  Respond to of 4711
 
So we hear: "In a couple weeks..." Has anyone else heard this, and is it a regionalism?

I confess to saying it from time to time, so add a condominium in Santa Monica, California, to the region.



To: Jack Clarke who wrote (1050)4/3/1998 2:19:00 PM
From: Paul Viapiano  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 4711
 
Jack,

The omission of "of" in "couple of" is another one I grew up hearing and must admit I use it to this day...a Great Lakes-ism possibly.

Paul



To: Jack Clarke who wrote (1050)4/3/1998 3:07:00 PM
From: Jacques Chitte  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 4711
 
Regionalisms. When I spent a year in Pittsburgh PA, I learned of the Participle Swap.
Instead of saying "Your car needs washing", they'll say "Your car needs washed." At first, this set my teeth on edge. But with time, the poetry of the form rubbed off on me. Now every so often, I'll indulge in a Participle Swap and watch the faces of the quicker wits around me.


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