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Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

Got no use for...

Mrs. Sykes: Don't ever get old and sick, son. The world got no use for you.
That got bothers me. Why past tence when she's already old?
  

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It's a particular colloquialism of an American dialect. "Got" means "has". Otherwise, this is grammatically incorrect.

  • It's a particular colloquialism of an American dialect.
  • "Got" means "has".
  • Otherwise, this is grammatically incorrect.
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It's a particular colloquialism of an American dialect. "Got" means "has". Otherwise, this is grammatically incorrect.
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So that's why it didn't make sense to me. Thanks, Vorpar!

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