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Odessa Dawn Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
"What your name?"
I wonder if "What your name?" is common in AmE.
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No, it is not. It should be What 's your name? This does not even fall under the category of common mistakes.
- No, it is not.
- It should be What 's your name?
- This does not even fall under the category of common mistakes.
- It is wrong to drop the "is" and if you have heard it that way, I would say, you have misheard it as "is" is not stressed.
- Hamid
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No, it is not.
It should be
What's your name?
This does not even fall under the category of common mistakes. It is wrong to drop the "is" and if you have heard it that way, I would say, you have misheard it as "is" is not stressed.
Hamid
It should be
What's your name?
This does not even fall under the category of common mistakes. It is wrong to drop the "is" and if you have heard it that way, I would say, you have misheard it as "is" is not stressed.
Hamid
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Odessa DawnI wonder if "What your name?" is common in AmE.The glide "y" in "your" affects the preceding consonants so that you probably hear "Whachore name?" (or maybe "Whashore name?") The effect of combining "t", "s", and "y" makes it sound like the "s" is missing. What's your name?
CJ
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