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> Well, unless your a linguist specializing in American dialects there's
> probably a lot of common expressions you've never heard. Have you ever
> heard, "We eat late a lot anymore." "Anymore" used in positive
> statements --only occurs in central and southern Illinois. It made me
> gape the first several times I heard it.) And in Pitsburg (at least 50
> years ago) one could say (pronunciation) "I cot a nap on a caught." And
> there are really weird ones in the upper peninsula of Michigan but I've
> forgotten them all. I'm no linguist, but my guess is no one knows the
> 'reason' for most regional idioms. That's just what they say.
Superintendent Chalmers: You call hamburgers steamed hams? Seymour Skinner: Yes, it's a regional dialect. Superintendent Chalmers: Uh-huh. What region? Seymour Skinner: Uhh ... Upstate New York. Superintendent Chalmers: Really? Well, I'm from Utica, and I've never heard anyone use the phrase 'steamed hams.' Seymour Skinner: Oh, not in Utica. No, it's an Albany expression. Superintendent Chalmers: I see.
:)
Mike Beggs