Leaving out the "to be" is a dirivitive of the German influence. The German language does not use the progressive form that English does. > ---------- > From: JYoung6180@aol.com[SMTP:JYoung6180@aol.com] > Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 1997 10:12 AM > To: PENNA-DUTCH-L@rootsweb.com; housman@concentric.net; > lamparte@juno.com > Subject: Re: Warsh, Wrootchy & Dutchisms > > In a message dated 97-09-03 03:32:00 EDT, PENNA-DUTCH-L@rootsweb.com > writes: > > << You've given your mother's origins away - waRsh is a western PA > pronunciation. >> > Bob, I wouldn't say it is western PA--merely far enough west or north > of > Philadelphia to lose the city accent. By the time you get to > Lancaster > (which no one other than an area resident pronounces > correctly--LANK-ester > and not LAN-CAST-er) you pretty much here the WARSH dialect. I have > one to > add to your list--"the car needs washed" leaving out the "to be." > > Joan Myers Young >