My Sainted wife is a mid-west gal. The mid-west has its own take on the American language. A roof, for example, is a ruf. They say "wit" rather than "with." Broad a's are a vocal staple.
I am happy to say my wife lost her quaint regional accent rather quickly, but regional idioms seem to endure. One still threatens proper english: the type that ends with a preposition. "Want to come with me?" becomes "Want to come with?" "I'll go with you" becomes "I'll go with."
I thought it was just the mid-west, but I've heard it from Hollywood on TV, too. Is it spreading or do all people west of the Mississippi not know proper english?
I am not encouraged.
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