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539 Glossary for any unfamiliar terms

From discourse to social contexts | 235

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Common forms of spoken grammar

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Accusative personal pronoun as subject

I don’t know how but 

me and my sister got lost in the market. (level 3)

(the level 1 form would be: my sister and I got lost …)

Zero plural for nouns of measurement

That’s twelve 

foot long. You need something a lot shorter. (level 3)

(level 1 form: twelve feet long …)

What as a relative pronoun

That’s the house 

what she rented. (level 4)

(level 1 form: the house that/which …)

Them as demonstrative determiner and pronoun

Did you get 

them photos we sent round? (level 4)

(level 1 form: get those photos …)

A: What are the right plants then?

B: Them over there, the peonies. (level 4)

(level 1 form: those over there …)