[Gllug] Monthly GLLUG grammar report

[Daniel Andersson]

> "Daniel Andersson" writes:
>
> >> There are localised exceptions, of course. "You was" is commonly heard
> >> in Saarf London ("you was robbed"). Equally, head up to Yorkshire, and
> >> you could be told "I were on my way t' pit".
> >
> >but isn't that due to stupidity? the WAS-part that is, not the
> >yorkshire-part..
>
> Yes, it is. In both cases, BTW, not just the "you was". Or perhaps not
> stupidity (although I wouldn't rule it out), but definitely ignorance.
> Quite how it's possible to get through school without learning at least
> some minimal grasp of the English language is beyond me, but somehow
> people manage it.

yepp, and the even scarier bit is that i'm swedish and i sort-of often find
myself writing (and sometimes speaking) better and more correct english than
british people

scary

/ d


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