Street English

xingxing · 发表于 2002-12-2 10:30:26

most sports stars have poor educations for their hard practice from childhood.A real educated person will neglect the street English in a formal condition, even though they know how to say, how to understand.

猫依让忍 · 发表于 2002-11-26 21:12:59

我还真没听过"I don't know nothing"这句话.......
 关于地方口语,英国人爱说:"yup" "nop" mean: yes, no.
 还有谢谢说"ta"or "tata"一些这么说,伦敦人没这个习惯.
 
 我的坚强因为寂寞才上演
 
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ID="edit">Edited by 猫依让忍 on 2002/11/26 08:13.

猫依让忍 · 发表于 2002-11-27 18:05:44

我的坚强因为寂寞才上演

匿名 *发表于 2002-11-26 21:43:42* · 发表于 2002-11-26 21:43:42

Basically means 'I don't know anything'. I guess it's more of an American thing vs British thing.

at · 发表于 2002-11-26 15:25:21

Did you ever hear people say "I don't know nothing"?
 What does this saying mean?
 You are welcome to bring up such sayings of street English.

at · 发表于 2002-11-27 12:51:54

A sample quoted from "Toronto Star" C10, Monday, November 25, 2002.
 NBA team Washington Wizards led by the richest sport super star in the world, Michael Jordan, 39 years of age, became the first team to lost to the weakest team Memphis Grizzlies, which never won a game in this NBA season until beating Michael Jordan last Saturday.
 Being asked for the opinion by the reporters, afterward, MJ complained with some of his young teammates not to start to play up to their capabilities.
 He finally said: "If we can do it without me on the court, you won't hear nothing from me."
 
 I should have let both you not to respond so quick, so that others can try guessing. One from Britain, another from America, it's of course common for you guys:-)
 I find some English learners like to pursue fashion of speaking English but regardless the bad practice and grammar. The saying above is quite common and popular in America. This is so-called American English("Street English" in strict speaking). That's why those speaking British English, like 猫依让忍, don't know what it is, but it's understood by iceaxe :-) Even so, English learners in America are not recommended to use such street English. If you do so in your exam, you must fail.
 Wrongdoing repeating thousands times and being accepted becomes right.

Street English

Jordan is a poor educated boy.

on idea.......

right....that's why I never heard it

I have heard it often...

Fashion of speaking English

Street English	at	2002-11-26
on idea.......	猫依让忍	2002-11-26
I have heard it often...	匿名	2002-11-26
Fashion of speaking English	at	2002-11-27
Jordan is a poor educated boy.	xingxing	2002-12-02
right....that's why I never heard it	猫依让忍	2002-11-27