Просторечная грамматика. Сегодня - 4 легких способа разговаривать, как аутентичная деревенщина... или хотя бы как "свой" человек. 1. WAS вместо WERE. • When we was little, Momma used to cook dried beans, potatoes & cornbread every day. • They was askin him questions about who he was and why he was, and he was usin his special abilities in body language. • The cars was all tore up. • There was 5 in our family. Можно и в настоящем времени (IS вместо ARE). Например, THERE IS во мн.ч.: • How do you know she was that drunk? There is many different types of drunk. • There’s many things wrong with this. 2. THEM вместо THE/THOSE: • Gimme them plates before you drop them. • You two are lucky. Them Indians would have killed ya both and made good their escape. • Them are the pants I want. Подробнее тут: https://vk.com/wall-46758722_3292 3. Двойные, тройные, четверные отрицания: • Don’t never give nothing to nobody without no signature. • I wouldn’t swap places with nobody. Подробнее тут: https://vk.com/wall-46758722_3611 https://vk.com/wall-46758722_350 4. И, само собой, AIN’T (вместо AM/IS/ARE NOT или HAVEN’T): • Things ain't what they was. • Beautiful, ain't it? • Ain't nobody got time for that? • I ain't done nothing wrong by speaking to the gentleman. Вкратце, так. В целях шпионажа использовать бессмысленно, а для живости речи сгодится.