Can't get

Can get. An example of the negative positive in Boston English: "Let's go see if we can't get yoah cah fixed."
Kathie Young

Comments

By PT (not verified) - 8/4/04 - 11:06 am

"Can't get" is very widely used in the southern US as well. In fact, I've heard it more here than in Boston!

By Rachel (not verified) - 7/5/06 - 1:03 am

I never realized this didn't make any sense.

By Perry (not verified) - 7/16/06 - 1:16 am

Whenever I say this to people at my store (Mahket basket aka DaMoolas) customers get mad at me if there not from around here. Im from Nashua thou.

By Baron (not verified) - 7/27/06 - 4:57 pm

Second on that Southren thing. We git it all the time in T-Town (That's Tallahassee Florida ya'lls guys.)

By Zoe (not verified) - 12/1/07 - 8:37 pm

haha never noticed this was bad english either

By Nikki (not verified) - 12/28/07 - 7:37 pm

Thats just like "I dont like purse!""so don't I"meaning: I dont either.