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Old 30-05-2011, 01:18
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It bothers me. Does it bother anyone else? Anytime I hear 'The Way I Are' I cringe.
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Old 30-05-2011, 01:20
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Old 30-05-2011, 01:23
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Of course.
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Old 30-05-2011, 02:06
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I'm sure everyone is rejoicing in celebration as to the fact that you got the point.
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Old 30-05-2011, 02:10
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Bad grammar in music?

Well that would be anything RnB really
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Old 30-05-2011, 02:16
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Yeah, pretty much. I was reading the lyrics of Biznite by Lil Wayne and it made absolutely no sense to me.

Pointing out grammar mistakes is rather pedantic, but hell, some of the worst offences make the artists look a bit thick.
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Old 30-05-2011, 02:40
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I'm sure everyone is rejoicing in celebration as to the fact that you got the point.
I should hope they are "Paparazzo", I should hope they are.
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Old 30-05-2011, 02:42
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Songs by Ke$ha (strange stagename)

Examples

TiK ToK
We R Who We R
Blah Blah Blah

Just terrible.
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Old 30-05-2011, 04:19
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There's some appalling grammar in many songs today, I agree. "The Way I Are" is pathetic. It makes them sound totally thick. Why do they want to sound like that, so ignorant that they can't even speak properly?!

Those Kesha songs mentioned above, "We R Who We R" actually makes sense (We Are Who We Are), it's just spelt stupidly, sort of like text speak - but still correct, grammatically. But "The Way I Are" doesn't even make sense!

But sadly I seem to hear people speaking like that all the time these days. One of the most irritating things being people saying "of" instead of "have", eg: "he might of told me" instead of "he might have told me". And "was" instead of "were", eg. "you was singing off key" instead of "you were singing off key". Makes people sound so dumb! lol.

It seems to be fashionable to sound thick these days, I just don't get it!
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Old 30-05-2011, 07:34
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tbh i dont think its surprising, music has never been the bastion of proper grammar, todays slang is just the result of 50 plus years of slowly eroding grammar in music. its always been 'cool' to talk/sing sloppily, rock in particular is guilty of that..
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Old 30-05-2011, 09:42
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As Mushymanrob says it's not a recent thing. Just take a look at 70's glamrockers Slade's back catalogue of bad grammar plus bad spelling: -

Coz I Luv You
Cum On Feel The Noize
Look Wot U Dun
Wheels Ain't Comin' Down
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Old 30-05-2011, 12:30
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I have no song writing ability what so ever, but I can't imagine sitting down and writing words like 'tragical' and phrases like 'ain't nobody'.

Some of it is obvious intentional, but then there's the ones who I genuinely think are a bit dopey.
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Old 30-05-2011, 12:32
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I should hope they are "Paparazzo", I should hope they are.
Excuse me?
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Old 30-05-2011, 12:36
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You're excused.
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Old 30-05-2011, 12:40
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Mhmm.
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Old 30-05-2011, 12:44
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I have no song writing ability what so ever, but I can't imagine shitting down and writing words like 'tragical' and phrases like 'ain't nobody'.
LOL
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Old 30-05-2011, 12:57
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*head-desk* that was pure skills, on my part.
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Old 30-05-2011, 14:02
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Can I say "N-dubz". Say no more...
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Old 30-05-2011, 14:53
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ABBA - Fernando "since many years...."

Although I suppose they can be forgiven, as English isn't their first language.
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Old 30-05-2011, 14:54
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Judas Lady Gaga, used the word "offensed". Even Firefox dictionary add-on tells me it's spelt wrong long.
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Old 30-05-2011, 15:59
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Pink Floyd "We don't need no education" "leave them kids alone"
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Old 30-05-2011, 16:03
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Pink Floyd "We don't need no education" "leave them kids alone"
I believe that was actually deliberate though.
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Old 30-05-2011, 16:04
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Sometimes what people consider "bad grammar" is actually just regional variation.

For example, I'm from Northern Ireland, and people here sometimes use the tag "for to" - EG. "I went for to do my shopping". Now to people outside of NI that probably sounds gramatically wrong...but I'm an English student, so am able to point out how that particular phrase can be found in works by Shakespeare and Chaucer, to name but two!
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Old 30-05-2011, 16:10
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Timbaland singing "the way i'm are" makes me think of that dreadful cartoon
"I Am Weasel" and one character referred to himself as "I R Weasel" or something?
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Old 30-05-2011, 16:20
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Sometimes what people consider "bad grammar" is actually just regional variation.

For example, I'm from Northern Ireland, and people here sometimes use the tag "for to" - EG. "I went for to do my shopping". Now to people outside of NI that probably sounds gramatically wrong...but I'm an English student, so am able to point out how that particular phrase can be found in works by Shakespeare and Chaucer, to name but two!
You tell 'em. Down in Wexford, it's a regional thing to say 'do be [doing something]'. I'm terrible for it. Unfortunately, I don't think that happens in any Shakespeare or Chaucer.
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