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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (12 children)

Seriously, it disgusts me, but apparently we have to respect it.

Big one for me is how no one says "to be" anymore.

Like "fence needs fixed" rather than "fence needs to be fixed"

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago (8 children)

What? People say that? I've literally never heard anyone speak that way unless they were either non-fluent speakers or doing a caveman impression.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (7 children)

Yes. Very common in the south, and in less educated communities

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I've heard "fence needs fixin," but not this - "needs fixed" mixes tenses too 🤔

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It is horrific, we live in hell

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

I think some people are working to break our understanding of grammar and word definitions.

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