Etymology Journal · C
Come with?
Meaning
- This is shorthand for asking someone to accompany you, specifically used when you want to see if they are interested in coming along. It is a clipped, direct question.
Casual, friendly
Used in a sentence
- I am heading to the store, do you want to come with?
- We are going to the lake this weekend, you should come with!
- I am grabbing some lunch, do you want to come with?
The backstory
This usage is a simplified grammatical construction, likely influenced by German and Scandinavian linguistic patterns common in the Upper Midwest. It treats 'with' as a direction of movement.
Heard in
Upper Midwest / Minnesota
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