Sunny49 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Well, I come from a non english speaking country and in school we always learned that it goes: I was, you were, he she it was; I do, you do, he she it does etc. I am shocked to here in many pop songs nowadays they keep saying: You WAS! Or he DO! WTF? My ears are bleeding when I hear that. Is that correct? I mean, is that some new grammer? Or american grammer? Or is it just wrong? Examples: Rihanna - "The only problem is that you WAS using me....", Kelly Rowland - " Baby, there's no other who DO it like I do it" WTF?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agnosticator Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Well, I come from a non english speaking country and in school we always learned that it goes: I was, you were, he she it was; I do, you do, he she it does etc. I am shocked to here in many pop songs nowadays they keep saying: You WAS! Or he DO! WTF? My ears are bleeding when I hear that. Is that correct? I mean, is that some new grammer? Or american grammer? Or is it just wrong? Examples: Rihanna - "The only problem is that you WAS using me....", Kelly Rowland - " Baby, there's no other who DO it like I do it" WTF?? If you has to aks, it be Eubonics BB! Nothing like giving illiteracy undeserved credibility. Only in the USA ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny49 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 If you has to aks, it be Eubonics BB! Nothing like giving illiteracy undeserved credibility. Only in the USA ! LOL! I mean, I don't usually mind slang, but this just sounds so wrong! P.S. Thanks! Some people in my country actually told me it was new american grammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Methoxy Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Y'all B trippin. smh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agnosticator Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 LOL! I mean, I don't usually mind slang, but this just sounds so wrong! P.S. Thanks! Some people in my country actually told me it was new american grammer. If loving Eubonics is so wrong, I donwanna' be right! (soul song from the past...insert "you" where Eubonics be) You're welcome! Believe it or not, there was an attempt to make Eubonics legitimate and taught as a subject in school! I don't know if they succeeded. I'd be embarrassed to be called an American if they did. That is, more-so than I already am! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny49 Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 LOL! I mean, I don't usually mind slang, but this just sounds so wrong! P.S. Thanks! Some people in my country actually told me it was new american grammer. If loving Eubonics is so wrong, I donwanna' be right! (soul song from the past...insert "you" where Eubonics be) You're welcome! Believe it or not, there was an attempt to make Eubonics legitimate and taught as a subject in school! I don't know if they succeeded. I'd be embarrassed to be called an American if they did. That is, more-so than I already am! Oh, God, that's terrible. I mean, it would maybe be ok to learn different accents or dialects in american english (southern accent is interesting), or some slang words, but this is absolutely grammatically false. How can they publish songs like that? Doesn't anyone proofread it before publishing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agnosticator Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Oh, God, that's terrible. I mean, it would maybe be ok to learn different accents or dialects in american english (southern accent is interesting), or some slang words, but this is absolutely grammatically false. How can they publish songs like that? Doesn't anyone proofread it before publishing? Many pop songs have been sung with slang. This soul song was popular in 1972. I looked up the lyrics, and they start with: LUTHER INGRAM"If Loving You Is Wrong" (Banks, Hampton and Jackson) If loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right If being right means being without you I'd rather live a wrong doing life Your mama and daddy say it's a shame It's a downright disgrace Long as I got you by my side I don't care what your people say Grammar is purposely written incorrectly, because many Americans think it's cool to be grammatically incorrect, or they just aren't educated. So, yes it is grammatically wrong, but they do it on purpose, or they just don't know proper English. Pop culture uses uneducated street language to make money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny49 Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Yes. But that's evan ok comparing to David Guetta - Where Them Girls At? [Chorus] So many girls in here, where do I begin? I seen this one, I'm bout to go in Then she said, I'm here with my friends She got me thinking and that's when I said Where dem girls at, girls at? Where dem girls at, girls at? Where dem girls at, girls at? So go get them, we can all be friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vigile Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 You WAS! Or he DO! WTF? My ears are bleeding when I hear that. Is that correct? I mean, is that some new grammer? Or american grammer? Or is it just wrong? Trust me, it makes a lot of our ears bleed too. But it is just dialect I think. Not nearly as extreme as that which exists in countries like Italy, where each region has its own foreign language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agnosticator Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Where dem girls at, girls at? Where dem girls at, girls at? Where dem girls at, girls at? Yo, yo! I done feeled da beat on dat one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdog Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Well, I come from a non english speaking country and in school we always learned that it goes: I was, you were, he she it was; I do, you do, he she it does etc. I am shocked to here in many pop songs nowadays they keep saying: You WAS! Or he DO! WTF? My ears are bleeding when I hear that. Is that correct? I mean, is that some new grammer? Or american grammer? Or is it just wrong? Examples: Rihanna - "The only problem is that you WAS using me....", Kelly Rowland - " Baby, there's no other who DO it like I do it" WTF?? Well it always jars on me if and whenever I hear Pink Floyd's The Wall when in the chorus the children sing. "Hey teacher leave THEM kids alone" And a pet peeve of mine is that I hear people saying or writing OF instead of HAVE eg. I should OF told him. Instead of I should HAVE told him...or should've told him. Could OF said something instead of could HAVE said something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruszer Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Why is this thread (and others like it) pinned? It doesn't seem to have much to do with anything relevant anymore. Many pinned threads have run their course and need to make way for the present. Why are we still stuck in 2010? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruszer Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Why is this thread (and others like it) pinned? It doesn't seem to have much to do with anything relevant anymore. Many pinned threads have run their course and need to make way for the present. Why are we still stuck in 2010? Edit: maybe this one is a bad example because it seems to have stayed largely on its original topic, but of all the good discussions on faith being had in these forums, what gives one thread pinning rights while others move on into the past at a natural rhythm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny49 Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 And a pet peeve of mine is that I hear people saying or writing OF instead of HAVE eg. I should OF told him. Instead of I should HAVE told him...or should've told him. Could OF said something instead of could HAVE said something. Oh, yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirChaseph Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 I'm impressed that this topic started a three page thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I'm impressed that this topic started a three page thread. I know, right? WTF? Thanks for joining in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephie Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I am really bad about using that expression. In conversation...on forums...via text Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sugRsuccubus Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I dislike those three words, as well. I also hate when somone says something witty or truthful and someone else responds in agreement, "Huuuuhhhh!" Or, if somone says something stupid but funny, "Duuummmbbb!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftIce Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 First time I came cross that phrase was in an IM conversation. A friend had abbreviated it to IKR and I was like '.. Uh, what?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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