"we was" instead of "we were"

Guest · Tue Jun 13, 2006 23:01 pm *"we was" instead of "we were"*

Is it Liverpool slang?

there is a song by Paul McCartney entitled "Man, we was lonely" and one by George Harrison entitled "When we was fab".

Mister Micawber · Wed Jun 14, 2006 9:42 am *"we was" instead of "we were"*

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'We was' is considered substandard English, though it appears in some regional and social dialects.
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Cycnbj · Wed Jun 14, 2006 16:36 pm *Substandard vs. standard ('we was'/'we were')*

hello, I am english from china .can you explain why "we was"
is standard english?I think it do not conform to grammar?right?

Yankee · Wed Jun 14, 2006 17:48 pm *Substandard vs. standard ('we was'/'we were')*

Hi

Mr. Micawber did not say "we was" is standard. He wrote that it is substandard.
Substandard basically means the same thing as "not standard" (i.e., "less" than standard).

So, yes, "We were" is the grammatically correct standard.

Amy

Mister Micawber · Thu Jun 15, 2006 0:10 am *"we was" instead of "we were"*

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Thanks for subbing for me, Yankee.
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Conchita · Fri Jun 16, 2006 13:32 pm *Subbing in a 'sub' case*

Yankee · Fri Jun 16, 2006 13:43 pm *"we was" instead of "we were"*

Which expression? Laughing

Conchita · Fri Jun 16, 2006 13:52 pm *Never better said*

Yankee · Fri Jun 16, 2006 13:58 pm *"we was" instead of "we were"*

Hi Conchita

That's what I thought, but I wanted to make sure. Laughing

Never better said sounds just fine to me. Very Happy

Amy

Conchita · Fri Jun 16, 2006 14:08 pm *Etiquette*

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