You don't sometimes hate them

[Tdol]

Yes, I realise I'm in a minority here, but it really is a natural form of expression for me. Since we discussed this last (I think it was about a year ago), I've been trying to observe similar usage among my BE-speaking peers.

Have you found others using it?

 

[jutfrank]

Have you found others using it?

Only one for sure as yet, but I need more time to observe.

 

[Tdol]

I'm curious- it may be a dialect or other form of BrE that I simply wasn't aware of. I always had it down as AmE, but many AmE forms are older BrE forms, like fall for autumn, it may have roots.

 

[jutfrank]

I'm curious- it may be a dialect or other form of BrE that I simply wasn't aware of.

Possibly, but with me, it isn't a dialect thing. I don't know where I picked it up but I'm pretty sure I wasn't doing it as a kid. I do get exposed to a lot of American English—a lot more than when I was young. My feeling is that it's been creeping into British usage for the last twenty years or so. As I say, I'm listening out for it among people of my age group and younger.