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Coloraday Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
'mean no one no good'
Hi,
"It's a restless hungry feeling that don't mean no one no good."
- Is usage of 'mean' in such structure, i.e. without 'to', common?
- Could the sentence be rephrased as "...mean no good to no one."?
Thank you.
"It's a restless hungry feeling that don't mean no one no good."
- Is usage of 'mean' in such structure, i.e. without 'to', common?
- Could the sentence be rephrased as "...mean no good to no one."?
Thank you.
Top answer
This is how country folk talk. The sentence is correct as country speech. Of course you can spruce up the grammar but then you lose the colorful flavor of the speech.
- This is how country folk talk.
- The sentence is correct as country speech.
- Of course you can spruce up the grammar but then you lose the colorful flavor of the speech.
- This is fine as it is.
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This is how country folk talk. The sentence is correct as country speech. Of course you can spruce up the grammar but then you lose the colorful flavor of the speech. This is fine as it is.
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Your rephrasing is possible. Yes.
And the standard version, in case you're interested, is something like this:
It's a restless hungry feeling that doesn't mean/indicate anything good for anyone.
CJ
And the standard version, in case you're interested, is something like this:
It's a restless hungry feeling that doesn't mean/indicate anything good for anyone.
CJ
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