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[151949]

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@Hoovermom wrote:

I have never washed a whole house but plan to this fall after all of your posts.  Looking up this topic, it is suggested that a mixture of vinegar and water or a drop of two of dish soap will work but have two buckets/sponges for wash and rinse.  Does this do the trick?

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Spic and Span , properly diluted according to the directions on the box does not need rinsed. Saves a ton of time and effort.

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@Mominohio

I noticed in both of your writing styles that you write "walls need rinsed" as opposed to "walls need to be rinsed".

I have not seen this used before and wonder if it is some regional dialect that I am not familar with.

No, the English teacher is not trying to correct you! I just find it interesting.

My cousins in MI always drop the tenses when they use verbs.

"I seen my sister" as opposed to "I have seen my sister" or "saw".

My red pen is on vacation for the summer!

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@flickerbulb I think it's a regional thing that starts in Western PA and extends through Ohio.  I had college friends who lived in those areas, and they said that, too.  The Pennsylvania Dutch have a funny grammatical quirk, too. They say things like "Throw me up the stairs a towel," or "Throw me over the fence your hoe."

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There are wall washers in Iowa, too, in areas where former PA Dutch settled long ago. I have cousins there who wash their walls.  

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@RazorSharp Thanks for the response! I am not familiar with Pennsylvania Dutch lexicon. I knew it had to be regional but did not know where it came from. You learn something new everyday! My built in grammar radar went off on that phrase!

[151949]

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@RazorSharp wrote:

@flickerbulb I think it's a regional thing that starts in Western PA and extends through Ohio.  I had college friends who lived in those areas, and they said that, too.  The Pennsylvania Dutch have a funny grammatical quirk, too. They say things like "Throw me up the stairs a towel," or "Throw me over the fence your hoe."

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I've lived in S W  Pa all my 67 years and have NEVER heard anyone say this so it is absolutely not regional here.

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@151949 wrote:

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@RazorSharp wrote:

@flickerbulb I think it's a regional thing that starts in Western PA and extends through Ohio.  I had college friends who lived in those areas, and they said that, too.  The Pennsylvania Dutch have a funny grammatical quirk, too. They say things like "Throw me up the stairs a towel," or "Throw me over the fence your hoe."

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I've lived in S W  Pa all my 67 years and have NEVER heard anyone say this so it is absolutely not regional here.

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Just because you've never heard of something doesn't mean it's untrue.  I grew up in PA, and I've heard this language pattern my entire life.