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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

You know what's a problem with you, you think that...

Is the following sentence correct?

You know what's a problem with you, you think that you are the center of universe.
  

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Hi J In Helsinki English it would be: You know what's the problem with you? You think [that] you are the center of the universe! It's still ungrammatical but that's what everybody says.

  • Hi J In Helsinki English it would be: You know what's the problem with you?
  • You think [that] you are the center of the universe!
  • It's still ungrammatical but that's what everybody says.
  • So let's just say it's idiomatic !
  • In correct English it should be: You know what the problem with you is ?
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Hi J

In Helsinki English it would be: You know what's the problem with you? You think [that] you are the center of the universe!
It's still ungrammatical but that's what everybody says. So let's just say it's idiomatic! In correct English it should be: You know what the problem with you is?

CB
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Hi guys,

Where I live, people would usually say You know what your problem is? You think that you are the center of the universe.

Best wishes, Clive

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