Although
the title may mislead you, this is not an article lamenting the ever-growing gap between the haves and have-nots of our society … though that deserves a
diatribe, as well.
No, take note, future
and prolific writers, today we are examining two of my defining moments in proper grammar – or
should I say lack of – in this so-called “modern” world.
When I was a kid – don’t you hate
that intro? But seriously, as an elementary student of yesteryear, certain
experiences forever changed my use of a couple of words / phrases. Namely:
“warsh” and “it’s not.”
The
first one is obvious … when speaking, Minnesotans
and other Midwesterners often throw an “r” into perfectly-spelled words. Oh, they
don’t write it that way, but that “Fargo-ish”
colloquial speech insists they “warshed” their clothes or plan to go “warsh”
their car.
