Re: Sinthrax=> Lingu Frakas...question re: TMA (tenses,mood & aspects)

Raymond Brown wrote:
> I sees the dentist tomorrow.     ['sees' is not a typo]
-s is used for all persons?

> I seen the dentist last week.    ['saw' is not used]
That's fairly common around here too, at least for the less educated.  A
"common mistake", as the grammarians like to call it.  :-)

> I do see the doctor every day.
> I did see the doctor every day.   [but I don't any more]
Cool.  So how do they make questions out of those forms?

I sees the dentist tomorrow --> Does I see ...??
I seen the dentist --> ?
I did see the doctor --> Did I see ...??

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