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Right mistakes When I started learning English and when I had success I started notice some mistakes which were admitted by Americans. For example in one song I heard that singer sang My anaconga don't. Why he used don't? In school teachers say that right will be My anaconda doesn't. But Russian people can't correct American people in English. Of course I heard such mistakes more then one time. In another song I heard where you was? In another what he say? In the third singer sang Ya a stand up or is ya in your chiar right now? Why a stand up and why is ya (ya means you I guess). Of course I don't use such forms but for me it's very interesting to understand why did they use such forms and can I use it with my friends? Or it's too bad and it can be used only by real American people? Thank you for all your answers. They all are very important for me. P.S. In Russian any deviations aren't available and they will be look unnatural. I'm waiting your answers and checking!

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Right mistakes

When I started learning English and when I had success I started to notice some mistakes which were admitted by Americans. For example in one song I heard that singer sang My anaconda don't. Why didr he use  don't? In school teachers say that right will be My anaconda doesn't. But Russian people can't correct American people in English. Of course I heard such mistakes more then once. In another song I heard where you was? In another what he say? In the third singer sang Ya a stand up or is ya in your chiar right now? Why a stand up and why is ya (ya means you I guess). Of course I don't use such forms but for me it's very interesting to understand why  they did use such forms and can I use it with my friends? Or is it too bad and it can be used only by real American people? Thank you for all your answers. They all are very important for me.
P.S. In Russian any deviations aren't available and they will look unnatural. I'm waiting for  your answers and checking!
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Thank you. Your answer is very important for me. I got all what I wanted.
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"Artistic license." Plus, if it sells, it makes money, so no one really cares if it is grammatically correct. Often, certain music and lyrics, such a rap and other ethnic-oriented styles, reflect the speech of their audiences. Informally, joking around with your friends, perhaps it might be okay (I do not recommend it...), but should you do that in public, and the wrong person hears you/sees you, you could be in for some trouble if they became offended. In other words, "How would you feel if I spoke like or pretended to be a Russian (speaking English)?" As to correcting anyone, I believe that it would be better for you to just learn and speak what is proper standardized English. Just my opinions, but I hope that this helps you. J.

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