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* Omission of the verb "to be" in constructions such as "the car needs washed", which has a similar geographic distribution. | * Omission of the verb "to be" in constructions such as "the car needs washed", which has a similar geographic distribution. | ||
* Positive "any", which is a generic quantifier meaning "at least one". It formed in a similar process to positive "anymore", namely by the word "not" in sentences like "I don't go there anymore" being dropped to create a new meaning. | * Positive "any", which is a generic quantifier meaning "at least one". It formed in a similar process to positive "anymore", namely by the word "not" in sentences like "I don't go there anymore" being dropped to create a new meaning. | ||
:* Compare "She doesn't want any books" to "she wants any books" - the second sentence implies that the person wants a number of books greater than zero. | :* Compare "She doesn't want any books" to "she wants any books" - the second sentence implies that the person wants a number of books greater than zero (though it does not imply that she is desperate and not picky, as the stressed "she wants ''any'' books" would). | ||
* Use of some prepositions like adjectives, such as ''between'' ("conflicted, stressed"), ''along'' ("prudent, culturally aware, on the right track in life"), ''without'' ("ascetic, minimalist"). These novel adjectives can even be conjugated ("He's alonger than he was last year"). | * Use of some prepositions like adjectives, such as ''between'' ("conflicted, stressed"), ''along'' ("prudent, culturally aware, on the right track in life"), ''without'' ("ascetic, minimalist"). These novel adjectives can even be conjugated ("He's alonger than he was last year"). | ||
* ''Meena'', a modal word derived from "mean to", which implies a weak desire to do something eventually, but not in the near future. It does not conjugate ("She meena visit Hawaii" - ''She would like to visit Hawaii one day, but it's alright if it never happens''). | * ''Meena'', a modal word derived from "mean to", which implies a weak desire to do something eventually, but not in the near future. It does not conjugate ("She meena visit Hawaii" - ''She would like to visit Hawaii one day, but it's alright if it never happens''). | ||