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| Very well; provide a sample reply to your question, where a respondent answers in the terms you suggest. |
As an sample, easy. "Actually, neither of the given choices are correct in X standard English, but A is correct in X variant/variety of English". |
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| #63 (permalink) Thu Jul 10, 2008 23:34 pm Possessing "correct"? |
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As an sample, easy. "Actually, neither of the given choices are correct in X standard English, but A is correct in X variant/variety of English".
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In that case, you could have saved yourself a great deal of trouble, and simply accepted my original answer:
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Beyond standard English, you might hear either of the original sentences in a regional form of BrE. You might hear the first (with "was") in East London, for instance; the second (with "were") in e.g. Yorkshire.
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Though I'm a little puzzled as to why, if you already had an answer to your own "easy" question, you decided to ask it in the first place.
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| #64 (permalink) Fri Jul 11, 2008 0:16 am Possessing "correct"? |
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| In that case, you could have saved yourself a great deal of trouble, and simply accepted my original answer: |
Where did I say I didn't accept it?
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| Though I'm a little puzzled as to why, if you already had an answer to your own "easy" question, you decided to ask it in the first place. |
Which question are you referring to? |
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| #65 (permalink) Fri Jul 11, 2008 0:18 am Possessing "correct"? |
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| Though I'm a little puzzled as to why, if you already had an answer to your own "easy" question, you decided to ask it in the first place. |
Which question are you referring to? |
This one, of course:
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Which is correct and why?
Them looking after the kids was a great help.
Them looking after the kids were a great help
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| #66 (permalink) Fri Jul 11, 2008 0:22 am Possessing "correct"? |
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This one, of course:
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Which is correct and why?
Them looking after the kids was a great help.
Them looking after the kids were a great help
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Where did I show I had an answer to that question?
And, where did I say I didn't accept your reply? |
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| #67 (permalink) Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:12 am Possessing "correct"? |
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| MrPedantic wrote: |
This one, of course:
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Which is correct and why?
Them looking after the kids was a great help.
Them looking after the kids were a great help
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Where did I show I had an answer to that question?
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Put yourself in the position of a non-native speaker, asking your original question. Then reread your model answer. Then look for the sentences on Google. Then put 2 and 2 together.
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| #68 (permalink) Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:21 am Possessing "correct"? |
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| As you often say "I'll pass, thanks". |
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| #69 (permalink) Sat Jul 12, 2008 0:31 am Possessing "correct"? |
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Where did I show I had an answer to that question?
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Not to mention:
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Do these sound like examples from publications, political communication, or government broadcasting?
Them looking after the kids was a great help.
Them looking after the kids were a great help. |
You have forgotten that at English Page you post in the guise of a non-native speaker.
So why should Rusty and Pete assume that you know those examples aren't standard English?
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Think you slipped up there.
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| #70 (permalink) Sat Jul 12, 2008 15:39 pm Possessing "correct"? |
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| Think you slipped up there. |
Easy to slip round here with all the mess you, Mr P, leave behind. |
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| #71 (permalink) Sun Jul 13, 2008 22:36 pm Possessing "correct"? |
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| Think you slipped up there. |
Easy to slip round here with all the mess you, Mr P, leave behind. |
Is the metaphor cloacal, out of interest?
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