Is this a question? I personally am not familiar with the pattern you suggest and probably wouldn't use it even if correct. It just seems too casual to me, but that's just my opinion!
I know you *could* do it - I've been seeing it a lot in こころ (only 87 pages to go! Almost done!) along with things like なかろう etc - but I don't know if I've ever seen that form in anything more recent than that!
I believe you still can - I saw it not too long ago (also along with things like なかろう,) and while I don't remember what in specifically, I've just been reading contemporary novels, so gotta be one of those.
[quote author=mysticfive link=topic_id=5362&post_id=26293#rmsg_26293 date=1340786658]I know you *could* do it - I've been seeing it a lot in こころ (only 87 pages to go! Almost done!) along with things like なかろう etc - but I don't know if I've ever seen that form in anything more recent than that![/quote]
Ooh, I love こころ。Natsume Souseki is amazing. 夢十夜 remains my favorites. If you haven't read them yet, it's definitely worth while reading :)
I've read several of the 夢十夜, but not all of them. I like 漱石, but frankly he's a bit morbid for my taste (not all the time of course, but certainly in 夢十夜 and in こころ as well)