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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Missing infinitive

Is this correct? 'I had an artist that wanted photographed with his project'. There seems to be a 'to be' missing. Similarly 'the cat wants out' instead of 'the cat wants to go out' ? I have a feeling this is a dialect thing, but would love further information.
  

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Anonymous I have a feeling this is a dialect thing My guess is that it's a regionalism found mostly in the mid-Atlantic states of the United States. CJ

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous I have a feeling this is a dialect thing My guess is that it's a regionalism found mostly in the mid-Atlantic states of the United States.
  • CJ
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AnonymousI have a feeling this is a dialect thing
My guess is that it's a regionalism found mostly in the mid-Atlantic states of the United States.

CJ
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