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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”

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16 points

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.

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4 points

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

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I’ve heard “fence needs fixin,” but not this - “needs fixed” mixes tenses too 🤔

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…I’m so glad I don’t live in the south

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Yes, that is still the question

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I dislike some conservative forms but sometimes use other old forms because I like this. This is a free country.

I don’t have strong feelings about English and you won’t be able to relate to the examples in my native language so I leave it here

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