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I'm in North America and have never heard ‘in shambles’, without ‘a’. If I did, I'd probably take it as uneducated sociolect.
by kps 7y ago
I'm in North America and have never heard ‘in shambles’, without ‘a’. If I did, I'd probably take it as uneducated sociolect.
- umvi 7y agoFascinating. I'm guessing it's a regional thing where certain parts of the US say "in shambles" vs. "a shambles" vs. "in a shambles". Not sure how it would be measured, but I think a /r/dataisbeautiful map would be interesting to see.
- plopz 7y agoNYC here, never have heard it with an 'a'. Its always just 'in shambles'.