But the newest addition to the list is poor grammar in music, or more specifically the way songwriters seem to have trouble with the verb *to be* in the first person singular present tense - i.e. I am. For example:
Should be: "The way I am" - 'are' is the conjugation for second person (you are) and third person plural (they are).
Okay, in this case, they have conjugated the verb correctly if you stop a just 'I'm'. But the insertion of the article 'a', and then having the definitive 'be'...it's just all sorts of wrong. The amusing thing is that when I'm sleeping and this song comes on the radio alarm, it sounds as if they're saying "I'm a bee..."
2 comments:
I am so with you on that! Bad grammar grabs my attention. How many people do you know who use the words "convince" and "persuade" incorrectly?!!!
Gee. Speaking of incorrect grammar, how often you you hear people use the word "I" incorrectly, as in, "You and I are going somewhere," or "Give the ball to you and I"? The way I learned to get it right is to say the sentence leaving out the "you and" to see if it sounds correct. Works for me!
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