"we was" instead of "we were"

[Guest]

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]

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'We was' is considered substandard English, though it appears in some regional and social dialects.
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[Cycnbj]

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]

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
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[Mister Micawber]

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Thanks for subbing for me, Yankee.
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[Conchita]

[Yankee]

Which expression? :lol:
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[Conchita]

[Yankee]

Hi Conchita

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

Never better said sounds just fine to me. :D

Amy
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[Conchita]