I’d def recommend...b vaccinated...cuz I have to

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"A lot of countries won’t let ppl work w/o the vaccine. I’d def recommend they get the vaccine," she added. "I’m sure I’ll b vaccinated as well cuz I have to go on tour, etc."

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The use of "def", "b" and "cuz" ect. sounds less educated. Does it sound so to you?
 

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No. It's what many people do in facebook posts, WhatsApp messages, tweets, etc.
 

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But, fortunately, not in forums.
 

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Good Taste, the abbreviation is etc.
 

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No. It's what many people do in facebook posts, WhatsApp messages, tweets, etc.

Fair enough, but we are talking about Nicki Minaj here. I'd bet she would write the same way if she were addressing the pope or Her Maj. It's probably the only version of English she knows. :)
 
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I thought her two British accents were not bad- her posh one wouldn't get her presented at court, but it did the job. She showed a linguistic subtlety in that recording.
 

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I thought her two British accents were not bad- her posh one wouldn't get her presented at court, but it did the job. She showed a linguistic subtlety in that recording.

Would anyone like to explain the phrase "her posh one wouldn't get her presented at court" to me because I don't understand it?

It seems to me to mean "because her elegance, no one would sue her (make her presented at a court of law)." I am not sure at all whether it is correct in understanding.
 

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Would anyone like to explain the phrase "her posh one wouldn't get her presented at court" to me because I don't understand it?

It seems to me to mean "because her elegance, no one would sue her (make her presented at a court of law)." I am not sure at all whether it is correct in understanding.

In this context, court does not mean court of law. To be presented at court means to be formally introduced to the Sovereign (currently Queen Elizabeth II.) Tdol said jokingly that although Minaj can do a pretty convincing upper class accent, that is not sufficient to get her an introduction.
 
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The next clause "but it did the job" - What does it mean? "Her posh/elegance worked the way (that would eventually lead her to the Queen)"?
 

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It did the job means that, although imperfect, it was good enough for Minaj's purposes.
 
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Would anyone like to explain the phrase "her posh one wouldn't get her presented at court" to me because I don't understand it?

It seems to me to mean "because her elegance, no one would sue her (make her presented at a court of law)." I am not sure at all whether it is correct in understanding.

Nope- it means she sounds OK, but if she were presented to the Queen, she would not convince her. However, for the purposes of a recording laughing at the British prime minister, she sounds fine. For a non-British speaker doing something without any preparation, she's very good.
 
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