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imanito
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"I is free" instead of "I am free"?
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what justification can we give to explain the fact that we can write "I is free" instead of "I am free"? thank you so much for your help :) |
5 Mar 2013
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Jayho
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No justification - "I is free" is incorrect
| I |
am |
a student. |
| He |
is |
a teacher. |
| She |
is |
a journalist. |
| It |
is |
a book. |
| We |
are |
mechanics. |
| You |
are |
pilots. |
| They |
are |
policemen |
Cheers
Jayho |
5 Mar 2013
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abitano
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Unless we think of "I" as the letter. :)
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5 Mar 2013
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Jayho
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Good point abitano, like in some word games, the letter I is free, it is free |
5 Mar 2013
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imanito
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yes I understand but I heard this in a movie adapted from a novel I guess. it was a very formal discourse
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5 Mar 2013
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imanito
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If memory serves, I guess the protagonist said " for I is free to do what ....."
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5 Mar 2013
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Jayho
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Maybe it is old English - maybe someone who is knowledgeable on old English will know.
Can you remember where you saw it? |
5 Mar 2013
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yanogator
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If it was a quotation from a person, it could be that person �s own error, and quoted correctly. Bruce |
5 Mar 2013
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libertybelle
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Unfortunately many lousy films use street slang and it wouldn �t surprise me if they used such terrible language as that!!
- but I am free
is the most basic form of TO BE.
Jayho �s answer above explains it all.
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5 Mar 2013
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IbuLulu
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Was it an African-American character? If so, it could be an example of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) - �is � would be normal in this vernacular but not in standard varieties of English.
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5 Mar 2013
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imanito
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Thank you so much guys for putting my mind into rest. you can �t imagine how frustrated I was trying to search and figure a justification out  you are the best 
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5 Mar 2013
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