because I've picked up a piece of bad local grammar everywhere I've ever lived.
Chicago: "I'm going to the store. Wanna go with?" This is so ubiquitous that Illinois grammar nazis do not bother to correct it. I had no idea it was problematic until I moved to Kansas.
South Carolina: "I might could do that." It sounds terrible, but adds extra ambivalence, which I like.
Missouri: The other day someone told me that the song "Life Ain't Always Beautiful" is a great song, if grammatically incorrect. Several long seconds went by before I figured out the problem.
Kansas: As far as I can tell, the only grammar problem Kansans have is their tendency to correct other people's grammar.
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