Peter Aitken wrote:
>
> One that grates on me, and I think it's more common in the south, is
saying
> "I'm going to get me..." as in "I want to get me a new truck" instead
of the
> correct "I want to get a new truck."
That's good, if antiquated, English. It's called an ethic dative. See
Shakespeare, Sonnet 40: "Although thou steal thee all my poverty:"
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