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From: wally@proton.mcc.com (Wally Washington)
Subject: Re: German postpositions [was Re: preposition->postpostion
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In article <521129981.180137108@troubbs.org> Miriam_Solon@troubbs.org writes:
>I've noticed that it's a Chicago-Jewish thing to use "with" as a postposition,
>as in:
>
>"Can I go with?"
>
>Does that work back to Yiddish/German?
Hmm, having grown up on the South Side, I'd say its perhaps a Chicago thing,
but not necessarily Jewish 
        -Wally

