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Teo Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

What's doin'

1i00Joseph: Hey, Ed. Where ya been?02i02br
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01i00Edward:01font00 What's doin', Joe?02font00 Downtown. I bought me some pants.02i02br
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01i00Joseph: Uh.02i02br
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01i00Edward: 01font00They really soaked me for 'em too.02font02i02br
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00Can anyone explain the meanings of the above red sentences?0-
  

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0First of all, you must recognize that this is highly NONstandard English. "02br 02br 00If you "get soaked" you pay more than you should, or at least, you pay a lot. "0-

— BarbaraPA

  • 0First of all, you must recognize that this is highly NONstandard English.
  • "02br 02br 00If you "get soaked" you pay more than you should, or at least, you pay a lot.
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0First of all, you must recognize that this is highly NONstandard English. Unless you're writing dialogue for characters, please never try to write like this.02br
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00"What's doin', Joe?" is saying "What's going on, Joe?" or "How are you, Joe?"02br
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00If you "get soaked" you pay more than you should, or at least, you pay a lot. "They really soaked
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0Where is it from, Teo, out of interest?02br
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00(I like the straightfaced way the author has spelt out "Joseph" and "Edward".)02br
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00MrP0-
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0 01i00Patterns of English,02i00 Paul Roberts, teacher's edition, page 2 0-
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0Thank you!02br
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00Mr Roberts certainly moves quickly, if that's only page 2.02br
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