Re: Cases and Prepositions (amongst others)

From: "dirk elzinga"

> > Did English once have this usage?  If so, it would explain "today",
> > "tonight" and "tomorrow"
>
> Some varieties of English still have this usage. In Northern
> Utah it is common to hear things like "We were (over) to Mom and
> Dad's this morning" or "He's (over) to the dairy right now". I
> usually hear (and say) this with the 'over', but I've heard it
> without as well.
I used to hear it as well in New Hampshire and in blue-collar usage in
Ithaca, NY, but usually with "up" or "down" as opposed to "over".

"Where's Bob?"
"He's down to Cascadilla" (a dorm).

"They're up to Smiths'" (as in: 'the Smiths' house").

 I've been away for eons, so I don't know if this usage is still current.

Kou