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"Allowed to <verb>" or "Allowed <verb>"?

Alun · 2016-08-09 16:49:54

More and more frequently, and especially here on boards.ie, I see people writing "I'm allowed do something ..." rather than "I'm allowed to do something ...". Where has this come from? US usage?

09-08-2016 05:49PM

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Alun

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More and more frequently, and especially here on boards.ie, I see people writing "I'm allowed do something ..." rather than "I'm allowed to do something ...".

Where has this come from? US usage?

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