Your slangs and usages that I don't know...

@vandana7 (102698)
India
May 3, 2016 10:12pm CST
Well there are a few English usages that I am just learning. This morning I learned the difference between "You did me wrong" and "You done me wrong", thanks to Valerie explaining it patiently. As I mentioned there, we Indians would have written it as "You've wronged me". So here is a request .. Why doesn't somebody come up with posts like American slang 1- "you done me wrong"...it is joke...variant of ""you did me wrong" which is a serious stuff!!! American slang 2 -...... We the non-natives would love them... Thanks in advance..
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theSids
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
4 May 16
Not everyone wants to learn. Given that, a lot of MyLotters will start complaining that these kind of posts are merely a kind of tutorials and surely the number of takers would be less. But yes, I have seen and been on occasional posts like these and do appreciate them.
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vanny
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
4 May 16
Next time you come across them, please tag me. :)
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vanny
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
4 May 16
@thesids ..Oops..consider that retraced..esaelp
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theSids
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
4 May 16
@vandana7 Did you need to use "please" They should know it, you are a loving MIL
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (148730)
• Roseburg, Oregon
4 May 16
I do not even understand the English language my self.
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vanny
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
4 May 16
I want to know so that nobody misunderstands me. But if I ask at every nook and corner, people will get bored, and essence of that post would be lost...so I restrict myself.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (148730)
• Roseburg, Oregon
4 May 16
@vandana7 The English language is very hard to understand and we really butchered it.
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vanny
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
4 May 16
@jstory07 ..butchered and adulterated..lol
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hora_fugit
@hora_fugit (5859)
• India
4 May 16
I support this idea. My amendment is: they should be paid part of your income. How does 60% sound to you...? lol
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vanny
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
4 May 16
No issues as long as I get to learn.
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julito
@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
5 May 16
We should not be using slangs in our writings. But, anyway, it is worthwhile to learn English slangs to know what English-speaking people are talking about.
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vanny
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
5 May 16
Yeah...I find myself completely out of sorts at times. :)
Fleur
@Fleura (34989)
• United Kingdom
4 May 16
OK I'm going to have to search for Valerie now, I have no idea what you mean about the difference between "You did me wrong" and "You done me wrong'.
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vanny
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
5 May 16
@Fleura .. But if that language is becoming popular aren't we going to be out of step with times? I am sure the language that Shakespeare and others used stepped aside for new generation language which too must've been considered "improper" sometime. But you are right...it has something to do with location.
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vanny
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
4 May 16
You done me wrong is joking...apparently You did me wrong is serious accusation. I am really glad I am not the only one getting lost in these expressions.
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Fleur
@Fleura (34989)
• United Kingdom
4 May 16
@vandana7 I would have said it was just a question of whether the speaker used 'proper' English or not, which is more to do with their location and family background.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
5 May 16
It would be an interesting idea for a post.
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vanny
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
5 May 16
Could you? And tag me when you do? :)
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
5 May 16
@vandana7 I have no idea how I would go about that post, but I'll give it a thought.
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vanny
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
5 May 16
@just4him ....You could come up with series of them...would love it..:)
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DJ
@Daljinder (23193)
• Bangalore, India
4 May 16
That's confusing to me. lol I mean while using them I feel lighter side of the meaning when saying "You done me wrong". With "You did me wrong" I see an accusation. That I did know. But I never actually knew the clear difference of one being a joke and other serious business.
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vanny
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
5 May 16
A lot of them are usages I am not familiar with...I usually make sense of it based on the sentences, but I could be wrong in interpreting them. I would have presumed You done me wrong was something I misheard or the person mis-typed ...You've done me wrong...would have been right kind. But Valerie used it to say ...You misunderstood...I too use that kinda language...kind.
@acelawrites
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
5 May 16
It is good to learn correct usage to convey the message well.
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