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Datapoint Welsh English/Was/were generalization
Variety:
Welsh English
Feature:
Was/were generalization
Value:
B - feature is neither pervasive nor extremely rare
Informants:
Robert Penhallurick
cite
Examples
Example 1090:
I were / she were / we was / you was (PL) / they was
Source:
Parry 1999
: 114
Example 1091:
And these girls sitting behind me was using the f-word all the way home.
Source:
Corporation 2005
: Bonymaen
Example 1092:
If you was to say like, "oh" every word that you used was…
Example 1093:
They was travelling in London.
Example 1094:
I weren't very pleased shall we say.
Example 1095:
And and we was in a pleasant hotel etcetera
Example 1096:
They was out there.
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