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Thread #143371 Message #3309606
Posted By: Ebbie
16-Feb-12 - 01:33 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Who says 'Can I come with?'
Subject: RE: Folklore: Who says 'Can I come with?'
'Come here once' is also a 'plain folk' construction, imo, which in turn derives from German. 'Once' spoken in the dialect, generally has the connotation of 'come here a minute', - in other words, 'this won't take long.'