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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

'Who IS you'!?

Nearly everyone will say 'Who is you' is incorrect but some says it is (grammatically) correct. So is this correct or not?
  

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Anonymous Nearly everyone will say 'Who is you' is incorrect but some says it is (grammatically) correct. So is this correct or not? I use that too Since i started to see my friends (Brits and Aussies) use it They (we) also use : How is you?

— HaffiezMike

  • Anonymous Nearly everyone will say 'Who is you' is incorrect but some says it is (grammatically) correct.
  • So is this correct or not?
  • I use that too Since i started to see my friends (Brits and Aussies) use it They (we) also use : How is you?
  • instead of How are you?
  • I think it's grammatically correct but unsuitable for writing purposes
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AnonymousNearly everyone will say 'Who is you' is incorrect but some says it is (grammatically) correct. So is this correct or not?

I use that too
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If "Who is you?" is correct then "You is Mr. Bush." should also be correct. I am not a native english speaker, but I have never seen/heard someone saying "Who is you?".

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It's not correct but it's a slang expression which seems to be used a lot by the black (African) population in London. I recommend avoiding it unless you are black African.
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Hmmm looks like I won't use IS again Emotion: smile BUT many of my friends in London and Australia mostly keep using IS!
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Who precisely are these London and Australian friends? Are they native speakers? How old are they? How educated are they?
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Who precisely are these London and Australian friends?

I think they are the same copycats who use "cool", "suck", "m o t h e r******", etc.( ghetto lingo invented by drug addicts, Black Americans, etc...)....Hollywood influence......you know....
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Mister MicawberWho precisely are these London and Australian friends? Are they native speakers? How old are they? How educated are they?

Yea native!
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Well then, feel free to use 'who is you' with them, but I would advise against incorporating such English into school essays or job interviews.
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Really! The black African population in the UK use that expression?! I think you sound quite ignorant. I'm African and the first time I ever heard anyone say 'how's you?' was when I visited Glasgow. It's a very commonly used expression amongst the locals there. I'm also sure that it's widely used in the UK. Maybe you should watch the soaps a lot more. I should also mention that none of my frie
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OK

if you are talking with someone in front of you then you should use ( Who are you )

But if your concentration is on ( the pronoun you ) then you should use is.

SAFWAN KASSAM

Syria
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