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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Subject Verb Agreement in England
"You know he were a sneaky fellow." This is a line from "Born & Bred," an English imported program on PBS. As I've heard this type of subject verb agreement many times on English programs, I was wondering if the rules are different over there?
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As a speaker of BrE for over 65 years, I can assure you that it is not standard BrE. However, it is fine in several BrE dialects.
- As a speaker of BrE for over 65 years, I can assure you that it is not standard BrE.
- However, it is fine in several BrE dialects.
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As a speaker of BrE for over 65 years, I can assure you that it is not standard BrE. However, it is fine in several BrE dialects.
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