Pittsburghese Expertise: Dropping "To Be" - The Glassblock
I'm not from Pittsburg and I've never even been there so this was surprising news to me. I had to google to understand the tweet.
Pittsburghese Expertise: Dropping "To Be" - The Glassblock
I'm not from Pittsburg and I've never even been there so this was surprising news to me. I had to google to understand the tweet.
This is pretty normal shorthand. Never heard about it being associated with Pittsburgh. I guess "zipper needs replacing" might be a bit more common? (or at least sounds a bit more natural to my ears).