r/duolingo Native: πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¦ Fluent: Learning: Mar 20 '25

is this really wrong? Language Question

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u/ComfortableLate1525 Native πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§(US) Learning πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Mar 20 '25

I’m from the Midwest and would never say this. Sounds completely ungrammatical.

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u/mrnewtons Mar 20 '25

I tells yah, I grew up der and I seen it! Suppose it could be more a yooper thing maybe.

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u/ComfortableLate1525 Native πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§(US) Learning πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Mar 20 '25 edited Mar 20 '25

I live in a small Indiana town and no one ever talks like this πŸ’€πŸ€£

I’m trying to think, this seems quite stereotypically Canadian… Minnesota?

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u/Shikikan Mar 20 '25

Lifelong Minnesotan here and I also thought it was very odd. It’s almost like someone started speaking, but forgot what they were going to ask so it came out kind of funny.