Swingman wrote:

Except in those cases where "were", "was" and "be" are used
interchangeably.

That's the battle I'm fighting with my daughter. She can't really help it,
because it's the local vernacular. However, I grew up here too, dammit,
and I can conjugate the verb "to be" correctly.

I've been trying to find a programmable shock collar that will give her a
jolt every time she says "you was" or "we was."

(No, no, no, settle down everybody, I'M JUST KIDDING!!!)

Generally followed by the most important punctuation device in the modern
lexicon: "... you know."

I know.

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Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan
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