Heard on tonight's Without a Trace

[LanDi Liu]

I don't think that's particularly Southern or black, as I've heard that a
lot from all kinds of people, and probably have used it myself.  I take it
as standard non-formal English.  I hear it more often as _jumping all over_
me, though.

On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 11:44 AM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> The show is set in New York City.
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> Ex-con white mother to shoplifting son:
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> "What are you *doing*?! Are you *crazy*?!"
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> Son replies:
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> "What are you _jumping on_ *me* for?! *You* did it [broke the law], too!"
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> Of course, the *writer* could be Southern or black.
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> -Wilson
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