Quote Originally Posted by ZelyeUrsuli
Yes, it conjures up pictures of Middle-America.

I can see it now at a press conference with Bush. "Uh,we're gonna go a-fightin'! Yee-Haw!"

This is not to be confused with putting "-a" after a word, to mock the way Italians speak.

From Sweeney Todd by Mr. Sondheim:

To shave-a the face
To pull-a the toot' (tooth)
Requires the grace
And not-a the brute

(P.S. For those who don't know, I was born and raised in NY...)
Ah, so not-a Italian-a then?