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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

"We was" ???

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00Please, what's 01b01u00the grammar explanation02u02b00 for the part below ? (this sentence is part of the song "01b00Beautiful girls" - Sean Kingston02b00):02br
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00 "...That we 01u01b00was 02b02u00gonna see each other (see each other) - Gonna - going to. But '' 01b00We02b00 01u01b00was02b02u00" ??? 02br
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0Bad grammar just for style and color. Poetic License. (that we were going to see each other)0-

— Avangi

  • 0Bad grammar just for style and color.
  • Poetic License.
  • (that we were going to see each other)0-
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0Bad grammar just for style and color. Poetic License. (that we were going to see each other)0-
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0 rural, dialectal, low-educated, take your pick0-
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0 Hi,02br
00I think verbs are often used that way in AAVE (African American Vernacular English). You'll often hear "Is you ready?" or "We was gonna meet her" or "It don't matter". I don't think it's the only dialect where you can find those feaures though. 02br
00Anyway, I'm afraid Sean Kingston is Jamaican.0-
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0It's a local accent/dialect but it isn't really correct. OK (perhaps) in speech in those areas but not in writing - unless you are representing that speech.02br
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00It's common in some areas of the UK too.0-
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