As the thread says it's regional, I'm wondering if the reason it made it into print is simply because it's a colloquialism that "seemed" right. For instance, like most PA natives, I drop the infinitive "to be." The lawn simply "needs mowed." And while I *usually* catch it when I'm writing, if I'm editing I tend to bleep right over the mistake because, as far as I'm concerned, it is correct.
Either that, or it's been accepted somewhere higher up, like "cos" for "'cause." I notice "cos" everywhere in British writing; somewhere along the line, the style guide obviously changed to accept it.
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Date: 2009-04-04 12:04 am (UTC)Either that, or it's been accepted somewhere higher up, like "cos" for "'cause." I notice "cos" everywhere in British writing; somewhere along the line, the style guide obviously changed to accept it.