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Liton Das Posted 8 years ago
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Man:- what was you doing here, anyway.

Woman:- we was after some fool named Israel.


Now I don't understand the conversation why they'd used "was" instead of "were" and he could have asked that lady "what was the reason of you to be doing here"


Please explain I saw this communication in a movie subtitle called "smokin Aces".

  

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Liton Das Man:- W hat was you doing here, anyway ? Woman:- W e was after some fool named Israel. "was" is not standard English.

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  • Liton Das Man:- W hat was you doing here, anyway ?
  • Woman:- W e was after some fool named Israel.
  • "was" is not standard English.
  • It indicates that the characters spoke a certain type of dialect, or were uneducated.
  • Liton Das "what was the reason of you to be doing here" This is incorrect.
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Liton DasMan:- What was you doing here, anyway?
Woman:- We was after some fool named Israel.

"was" is not standard English. It indicates that the characters spoke a certain type of dialect, or were uneducated.

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