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Matthew.90 Posted 16 years ago
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http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/a/amy_macdonald/this_is_the_life.html
in the track"where you gonna go" why Didn't it use "to be" verb...?? in my opinion it should be like that "where you are gonna go"
in the track"where you gonna go" why Didn't it use "to be" verb...?? in my opinion it should be like that "where you are gonna go"
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Slang-like speech often contains very reduced forms. Popular song lyrics make much use of these reduced forms. In particular, this pattern consists of a question word followed directly by "you" -- no "are" in between.
- Slang-like speech often contains very reduced forms.
- Popular song lyrics make much use of these reduced forms.
- In particular, this pattern consists of a question word followed directly by "you" -- no "are" in between.
- Where (are) you gonna (=going to) go?
- What (are) you doing?
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Slang-like speech often contains very reduced forms. Popular song lyrics make much use of these reduced forms.
In particular, this pattern consists of a question word followed directly by "you" -- no "are" in between.
Where (are) you gonna (=going to) go?
What (are) you doing? (wutchoo doing?)
When (are) you gonna (=going to) leave?
CJ
In particular, this pattern consists of a question word followed directly by "you" -- no "are" in between.
Where (are) you gonna (=going to) go?
What (are) you doing? (wutchoo doing?)
When (are) you gonna (=going to) leave?
CJ
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