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The thing is, is why do people feel the need to add the extra 'is'?

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NoChatroomAtTheInn · 17/12/2007 19:51

Anyone else noticed this?

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Mummy2CharlotteJean · 17/12/2007 20:49

cos some people might complain about inproper grammer otherwise

foxinsocks · 17/12/2007 20:51

where is the extra is?

Mummy2CharlotteJean · 17/12/2007 20:55

the thing is, is why do people

foxinsocks · 17/12/2007 20:56

I've never heard someone talk like that

is it a regional thing?

OhGiveUsAPruniPudding · 17/12/2007 21:02

What it is, is that people are doing it by analogy with sentences like this perhaps?

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NoChatroomAtTheInn · 17/12/2007 21:10

Yes, I think that's right Pruni. It annoys me very much.

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JingEllBells · 17/12/2007 21:14

I also dislike, 'What is was, was ...'. Grrr!

MrsBumblebee · 18/12/2007 09:48

Also, 'the reason being, is that...'. As if 'being' is an adjective. Annoys the hell out of me.

deckthehallswithgeekymummy · 24/12/2007 23:51

reminds me of the song, "I Can't Take My Eyes Of Off You". Grrr!

coby · 24/12/2007 23:59

don't mind it spoken so much but when people start to write like that too argghhhhh

themoon66 · 25/12/2007 00:20

Agree about the OFF-OF song..

Mandalin · 27/12/2007 03:06

No, yeah...

Yeah , no...

Mandalin · 27/12/2007 03:07

I think it's actually, "I can't take my eyes off of you.."

geekymummy · 07/01/2008 20:54

oops! Twas a typo, I stand corrected

RoxyNotFoxy · 08/01/2008 00:45

If you're going to start a sentence with "What it is.." then you've got no choice but to add another "is".

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