I say "finna" instead
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I say "finna" instead
That construction is actually quite common in the Old Northwest (basically, anywhere from Harrisburg PA to Chicago, but not Chicago itself) and comes from Scots English.
The other oddball construction is called "positive anymore". Normally you use the term "any more or "anymore" in a negative sense:
"I don't go to that bar any more since they raised their drink prices."
But the "positive anymore" construction is:
"Since the theater raised ticket prices to $11, I just stay in and watch Netflix anymore."
Supposedly that has its roots in Irish or Scots-Irish English. It's common in rural PA outside Philadelphia and its immediate suburbs, west into Amish country, and down to Baltimore.