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I just asked a guy “You’re new here?”
Was that correct spoken American English at least in an informal setting?
What about “You new here?” ?
I know the correct grammatical english is “Are you new here?”, but I’m wondering if above ones are correct too in spoken AE. If not, what would be something an American/Californian would say in a formal and informal setting.
Another thing, I asked a girl about something and I started the sentence with “Did...” she kinda mocked me because I said Did?! I’m not born here in America and sometimes things like this confuse me because obviously written and spoken English are different because of contraction, pronunciation of them and questions that doesn’t start with a verb. My question is, do I not start question with verb when I talk to someone? So instead of Did I just use subject+Verb present form+object and same thing with Do?
Don’t know if that makes sense. Hopefully I will get an answer soon. Make sure you mention formal and informal, what would be allowed even in formal setting like an interview.
Thank you.
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”Was that correct spoken American English at least in an informal setting? Yes, but it might come off a bit accusatory in some contexts. ” ?
- ”Was that correct spoken American English at least in an informal setting?
- Yes, but it might come off a bit accusatory in some contexts.
- ” ?
- That is ordinary casual speech, a bit on the lazy, offhand side, perhaps.
- anonymous written and spoken English are different You ain't just whistlin' Dixie.
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anonymousI just asked a guy “You’re new here?”Was that correct spoken American English at least in an informal setting?
Yes, but it might come off a bit accusatory in some contexts.
anonymousWhat about “You new here?” ?
That is ordinary casual speech, a bit on the lazy, offhand side, perhaps.
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0Are you new here?
Here are some other ways of asking this question in very informal and casual spoken English.
You new here?
New here, are you?
New here?
New, are you?
You new?
Try to think of this being said in a context where the speaker is also using body language, tone of voice, facial expression, etc. For
0anonymousAnother thing, I asked a girl about something and I started the sentence with “Did...” she kinda mocked me because I said Did?!
It depends on the rest of what you said.
Did you went to the movies? is wrong. Learners often use the past tense twice, incorrectly, putting the verb after 'did' in the past tense.
There's no point in l
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