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| The native English says 1)" When do I get my money?" I would say "When will(shall) I get my money?" 2) "They said you was important once" I would say "They said you were important once" Am I right? What are these phrases? Errors? Dialect? Cockney English? |
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| 1- This is a common usage in British English, though many would prefer 'shall\will' there. 2- This is used by Cockneys and in other dialects, but most standard English speakers would consider it wrong. It would certainly be marked wrong in an ESL exam: http://www.usingenglish.com/weblog/archives/000074.html |
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