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Koto Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

He are ???

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I was watching a movie called "Police academy" and in that film a guy said "He are ,sir"
He are?? Is this correct grammatically?

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Was he giving something to another person? It was probably 'here you are, sir' - 'here you are' is a standard phrase that often gets slurred into a single 'herey'are' sound, which would sound like 'He are' to a non-native speaker.

  • Was he giving something to another person?
  • It was probably 'here you are, sir' - 'here you are' is a standard phrase that often gets slurred into a single 'herey'are' sound, which would sound like 'He are' to a non-native speaker.
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Was he giving something to another person? It was probably 'here you are, sir' - 'here you are' is a standard phrase that often gets slurred into a single 'herey'are' sound, which would sound like 'He are' to a non-native speaker.
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Thanks,nana the brit

No, he wasn't giving anything.

There were 4 men in a room and 3 of them were talking.
Here are lines from the scene

A:Who are you?
B:Mauser,sir
C: Shut up and sit down Mauser. He didn't ask for your biography.
B:He are,sir
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It doesn't make much sense.

He asked, Sir?
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Could it be 'Hear' ? Emotion: rolleyes
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You must have misheard, Koto.

Here is the actual dialogue:

Chief Hurst: It's official, Captain Lassard. This is now the worst precinct in the entire city! Burglary up 25%, armed robbery up 30%, vandalism up 44%.
Lt. Mauser
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I've listened to the line over and over but still, it sounds like "He are" maybe becasue his "R"sound was strong.
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Actually, I've found "he are" in some documents on internet,e.g. " Now he are one."
Is it difinitely wrong? Isn't there any exception?

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It's definitely wrong.

Sometimes writers may do something 'wrong' for effect. I googled up a newspaper column on blogging that was titled 'Now he are one' but they were doing it to create an effect, they know it is not correct grammar. This headline was a joke.

Other examples showing up are not examples of 'he are' but rather cases when he and are just happen to be next to each o
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Thank you Nona
I'd better look over when wandering the internet. There're even mistakes in textbooks.
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That does make sense!!!!
E-R! Thanks Emotion: smile

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