The implied (dropped) verb BE, or mis-conjugation of it, is something I have been exposed to my entire life.... the implied (dropping of it) is more prevalent in Appalachia in the US in my experience.. and the mis-conjugation of it is common pretty much EVERYWHERE, particularly in area of lower socioeconomics. This isn’t something that is distinct to the US, as it is known in the UK as well. Though better education there has lessened its use over the centuries.
Its not a lack of education, teachers in these areas correct their english and teach the forms and use of “be”, but in daily talk, it is just implied and understood.
If you want me to mock this region’s language, believe me I can list you out numerous things I find amusing here, and words I have never heard anywhere else I have ever traveled or lived... The lack of enunciation of vowels in certain words I find far more entertaining that the implied “be”..
Like pronouncing soft “a” as “or” in some words:
worsh = wash
or the substitution of the soft “e” sound for the soft “o” sound:
keller = color.
or the substitution of the “ah” sound for the “ow” sound:
dahntahn = downtown
Then there were words I had never heard used anywhere else...
redd up = tidied up, picked up, cleaned up
Or the dropping of “er” in some words:
slippy for “slippery” ie : Its slippy out.
However, probably one of my favorite is hearing grown adults order “dippy” eggs
Dippy = over easy IE: I’d like two dippy eggs, toast and bacon.
The following is a completely valid sentence:
Yinz need to redd up da house n’at before we can go dahntahn.
There is one other thing about Pittsburgh area at least that I noticed when I moved away for a while.... 1 its probably the only place you will hear Donny Iris on the radio semi regularly... and 2 outside of the Detroit/Michigan area, you will not hear Bob Seger on the radio more often anywhere else.
Heard ALL of that. And yeah, it’s mostly just pronunciation. Or some made-up cutsie word for something.
Warsh is rampant through MD but not consistent.
“Red up” is grammar issue partly. I bet it stems from “ready”. The up is superfluous.
My MIL says “Keller” all the time and drives me crazy! But again, just “accent”.
“Needs cut” is unique to me. Never heard such a weird grammar situation, and yes the much-maligned blacks with Ebonics don’t do it!
The other thing is let vs leave. What would you think when someone asks if you left the dog out, and the dog is right there IN the family room? I didn’t know howto answer except hey, the dog here! Yeah, that’s massive confusion, my first realization that something was really off!
Ever heard of being “snoopy”? Or is that just my MIL as I haven’t heard anyone else say that yet.
BTW I thought “dippy” means just sunny-side up eggs, so they can dip into the yolk? OTOH maybe people do dip into over-easy eggs? I don’t eat any of those kinds, but my dad does that with sunny side. My DH and MIL don’t eat eggs either, so have no assurance of what it means.