‘We was’

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StripeyNighty · 08/03/2023 17:09

Arghhh, is it just me noticing SO many people now saying/ typing ‘we was?!’

I’m on so many FB baby groups and I swear every person on there says ‘we was in the living room’ ‘we was scared’ etc. It absolutely drives me insane, why is is it so prevalent all of a sudden?

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LizzieAnt · 10/03/2023 15:14

Reddahlias · 10/03/2023 15:10

The thing is a dialect that doesn’t diverge from standard grammar in some ways doesn’t deserve the name dialect.

I guess I never saw it that way.

Dialects exist in all languages and imo are just different ways of pronouncing words. So a New York accent is different to an Essex accent, and a Bavarian accent is different to a Berlin accent etc

But none of the accents or dialects affect the grammar. Imo.

Dialects do have altered grammar and vocabulary as well as pronunciation differences. You're describing accents really, not dialects.

mathanxiety · 10/03/2023 15:18

It's clear there are a lot of people out there who never read.

WhatWouldJeevesDo · 10/03/2023 15:28

Reddahlias · 10/03/2023 15:07

I guess it's meant that a dialect is a way of pronouncing words. The grammar is not affected.

And the example of y'all or I'm are actually contractions, I think.

I’ll leave it there. You sound out of your depth.

DashboardConfessional · 10/03/2023 16:30

WhatWouldJeevesDo · 10/03/2023 15:28

I’ll leave it there. You sound out of your depth.

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Ouch. Absolutely dripping with condescension.

cruisebaba1 · 10/03/2023 16:45

bigbluebus · 08/03/2023 17:29

@AuntieJoyce My DH is from Essex and definitely doesn't speak like that!

Don’t you just love people who look down their noses at “regional” accents and judging them. 🙄🙄🙄🙄

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