I blame the Yanks. There isn't even a word to describe the people from the USA, and some seem offended by the term yank. One called me English last week and as a Scot I was offended. He was also surprised when, after asking where he came from, I said I come from Grampian. He had said, after I asked him where he was from, Orange County, as if I was supposed to know where that is.
Anyways, they are trying to omit the use of prepositions. For example, Sleep Joe went Saudi Arabia Tuesday and is going home Sunday.