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Perfect Stranger Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Movie English no.1: "what's he do for fun?"
Hello there,
The dialogue comes from a wonderful movie "Disconnect" which tells a story of how easily people lose themselves in the weird and wired world of the World Wide Web. One of the main character tries to commit suicide in the movie and in one scene his worried father is having a chat with a boy who is actually responsible for his son's attempt to kill himself. The father, unaware of the boy's involvement in his son's attempt, interviews him to find out as much as he can about his son's private life. He says:
What's he do for fun?
Can someone explain it? Let me just add one piece of information. The father is a well-educated lawyer, so I don't think he could make grammar mistakes.
Thanks
PS. I'd be grateful if you could point to any mistakes you have noticed in my post.
The dialogue comes from a wonderful movie "Disconnect" which tells a story of how easily people lose themselves in the weird and wired world of the World Wide Web. One of the main character tries to commit suicide in the movie and in one scene his worried father is having a chat with a boy who is actually responsible for his son's attempt to kill himself. The father, unaware of the boy's involvement in his son's attempt, interviews him to find out as much as he can about his son's private life. He says:
What's he do for fun?
Can someone explain it? Let me just add one piece of information. The father is a well-educated lawyer, so I don't think he could make grammar mistakes.
Thanks
PS. I'd be grateful if you could point to any mistakes you have noticed in my post.
Top answer
There's nothing wrong with this question. Why do you think there is? Consider this example.
- There's nothing wrong with this question.
- Why do you think there is?
- Consider this example.
- Person A: What's (ie What does) he do for fun?
- Person B: He plays video games.
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There's nothing wrong with this question. Why do you think there is?
Consider this example.
Person A: What's (ie What does) he do for fun?
Person B: He plays
Consider this example.
Person A: What's (ie What does) he do for fun?
Person B: He plays
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ClivePerson A: What's (ie What does) he do for fun?I have never seen what's standing for what does before... For me what's = what is...
Thanks Clive for a blazing fast reply!
PS. Did I make any mistakes in that post?
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You're welcome.
PS. Did I make any mistakes in that post? I didn't notice any.
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People often choose to answer posts that can be answered quickly. If such a post also includes a request to 'check this whole post', it may disc
PS. Did I make any mistakes in that post? I didn't notice any.
A small comment.
People often choose to answer posts that can be answered quickly. If such a post also includes a request to 'check this whole post', it may disc
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Yeah, I'm aware of that... I have some paragraphs I'd like someone to have a look at but I haven't posted them yet because I suppose they might be too long for you guys to check them.
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Perfect StrangerI have never seen what's standing for what does before.That's because we don't write this contraction: we do use it in informal conversation.
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