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Matthew_07 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Some Grammar Questions

I often hear these kind of dialogues in movies:

1. What do you talking about? (Shouldn't it be -- What are you talking about?)

2. I did not steal nothing. (Shouldn't it be -- I did not steal anything or I stole nothing)

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Top answer

Educated people don't usually speak with this level of language deficiency. It's called ghetto English. Pretend you never heard it.

  • Educated people don't usually speak with this level of language deficiency.
  • It's called ghetto English.
  • Pretend you never heard it.
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Educated people don't usually speak with this level of language deficiency. It's called ghetto English.
Pretend you never heard it.

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