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From Lowland Scots, the most conservative (traditional) dialects of English.
This syntactic construction is pretty common from southern Indiana east to central Pennsylvania and south into the central Appalachians. The biggest urban region where you will hear it often is Pittsburgh.
I admit it sounds odd to most contemporary English dialects, but it has a solid history in the English language.
Well, thanks for that. Linguistics is an interesting field.
I don't really understand the issue here. The kid is 1, obviously
The issue is tacking the child's age onto the original question. The proximity to the question mark makes it sound as if the writer is not sure that he has a one year old child.
Original:
Also does anyone use homecare for their kids in the community, we have a 1 year old?
Many ways to rephrase it, but here is one:
We have a one year old and are interested in home care. Does anyone have experience with it in this community?
I'm not sure which parts of that post are more upsetting to me.
Is it that...strange...English usage, or is it that person's habit of using dirty napkins for a week or possibly more?
Edited to add:
I don't think we want to know about that person's regimen for changing underwear!
The habit of using the same cloth napkins for several days in a row was quite common in America in the nineteenth century, and is still common in parts of Europe. I think the original OP is living a "green" lifestyle and has adopted the tradition.
The habit of using the same cloth napkins for several days in a row was quite common in America in the nineteenth century, and is still common in parts of Europe. I think the original OP is living a "green" lifestyle and has adopted the tradition.
I have inlaws who do the same. Each diner just sits at the same place at the table for every meal and uses the same napkin he used previously. Any germs on it are his anyway. They live in NY state.
You don't perceive the proximity of the question mark to the statement regarding the child's age to be...incorrect...or at least...confusing?
I actually hadn't noticed it at all! My bad!
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