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Affix Posted 23 years ago
Grammar

"Don't you bring the muddy boots into the kitchen" What does this mean???

Has the guy already brought the boots in???
  

Top answer

) might say to a person who is entering the kitchen from outside the house wearing muddy boots. This usage of the word "you" is not technically correct, but it is a dialectally accurate representation of the way people speak in some areas. It is a regional or a cultural colloquialism, and somewhat obsolete.

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  • ) might say to a person who is entering the kitchen from outside the house wearing muddy boots.
  • This usage of the word "you" is not technically correct, but it is a dialectally accurate representation of the way people speak in some areas.
  • It is a regional or a cultural colloquialism, and somewhat obsolete.
  • The word "you" may be seen used in this way in literature or movies to give the speaker's dialogue a regional tone or style.
  • This usage of the word "you" should not be imitated by English language students.
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This is what someone standing in the kitchen (Mother?) might say to a person
who is entering the kitchen from outside the house wearing muddy boots.

This usage of the word "you" is not technically correct,
but it is a dialectally accurate representation
of the way people speak in some areas.

It is a regional or a cultural colloquialism, and somewhat obsolete.
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Hello Affix,

I decided that I had to say more to you about this question,
so I just spent quite a while editing my original, hasty reply.

You can go back to the web page to see my MUCH LONGER reply.
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Now I really understand. Many more thanks. [Y]
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