Originally Posted by
maviskw
My son grew up knowing how to use seen and saw, but his good habits have gone by the wayside since his wife used it the other way. Sigh! I have heard that this "I seen" thing is much more prevalent in the Midwest; and even specific to central Wisconsin. I'm surprised to see it from Georgia.
My hypothesis is that they hear "I've seen" and didn't hear the "v". Irks me every time.
Really loved this post. But I think the sentence for the definition for illicit is incorrect. The sentence says to "illicit a response" I think a more correct way to say it would be to "elicit an illicit response". Elicit is to draw it out, and Illicit is something unlawful. Am I right?
I wish my husband would pick up my good grammar from his wife the way your son lost his. My husband says "I seen," and it bugs me to no end. He's not stupid or illiterate, he just grew up saying it, and it stuck with him. BUT he doesn't say "irregardless," so I'm willing to put up with seen.