Archive for Varieties of English

Here’s You a Benefactive Dative

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

Yesterday I heard an interesting construction that I’ve only heard of once before. Several months ago a coworker of mine was talking about a family reunion she’d been to, at which one of her cousins had offered her an apple and said, “Here’s you an apple.” I’d never heard anything like it before, but I’d [...]

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