Madness1
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So I know that "do me a favour" is the correct form but, I live in East Anglia for a while now and I heard a lot of people, natives and non-natives, using "do/give me a favour" interchangeably, as in "would you do something for me?"
I didn't think much of it and would also use them interchangeably (I still do), but then some time ago I googled it and it turns out the one with "give" is incorrect? Is that really so?
I mean that's what native english speakers say, at least where I live, but there is literally no information about this phrase on the internet other than "give is never correct". Oh really? Why do native speakers say it then?
I checked it on Ngram and it clearly shows that the "give" one is almost never used, but then it mainly considers books and some things on the internet, and I can say from my experience that the give one is indeed in regular use.
I really wouldn't like to believe Ngram just yet and instead ask you if you also heard people use "give me a favour", or have you ever used it yourselves? And if you have an idea, why do you think it is considered to be plain incorrect by so many people? Is it really a regional phrase, or is it just so much less popular?
Please answer if you know or have an idea.
I didn't think much of it and would also use them interchangeably (I still do), but then some time ago I googled it and it turns out the one with "give" is incorrect? Is that really so?
I mean that's what native english speakers say, at least where I live, but there is literally no information about this phrase on the internet other than "give is never correct". Oh really? Why do native speakers say it then?
I checked it on Ngram and it clearly shows that the "give" one is almost never used, but then it mainly considers books and some things on the internet, and I can say from my experience that the give one is indeed in regular use.
I really wouldn't like to believe Ngram just yet and instead ask you if you also heard people use "give me a favour", or have you ever used it yourselves? And if you have an idea, why do you think it is considered to be plain incorrect by so many people? Is it really a regional phrase, or is it just so much less popular?
Please answer if you know or have an idea.