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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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