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In <396ajk$qmq -at- pravda -dot- cc -dot- gatech -dot- edu>, louise -at- pravda -dot- cc -dot- gatech -dot- edu (Louise
Penberthy) writes:
When I lived in Chicago, I picked up the phrase "come with," as
>when I would say to my fellow grad students, "I'm going to the
>Student Center, want to come with?"
Sorry, guys. I'm from Ohio and I've used "Want to come with?" for years.
I don't think it's just a Chicago thing.
Nora
merhar -at- alena -dot- switch -dot- rockwell -dot- com
