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Proper English

My ~~favourite books~~ is Twilight.

...book♦ is...

Where are the childrens?

...the children
(1 child, 2 children but the children's mom)

Frank moved ~~for~~ two years ago.

...moved♦two years ago.

I ~~will if I could~~.

I will if I can.
/ I would (have) if I could (have).

We ~~will to~~ do it.

We want to Vi vill ...
/ We will Vi ska (kommer att)...

The ~~boys is~~ happy yesterday.

...were happy (yesterday)
/ ...are happy (today).

~~She like~~ to talk.

I like to.. / You like to.. / She likes to..

~~She were~~ tired.

I was.. / You were.. / She was..

Det vanliga mönstret är:
I talk, I talked
you talk, you talked
he talks, he talked

Undantag:
· I am, I was
· you are, you were
· he is, he was

She was ~~wery~~ tired.

...very...

They ~~gone to~~ town and buy a jacket.

They went... and bought...

My clock shows ~~half four~~.

My watch armbandsur... half past three.

4=3? Förvirringen är totalt!
Engelsktalande säger
"three thirty" och skriver
3.30 ( 3:30). Eller säger
"half past three." Somliga
britter sväljer "past" och säger
"half three" = halv fyra!

I love playing chess skack. It's very
~~funny~~ (skämtsam, man skrattar).

.... It's great fun. / I enjoy it.
     • Skilj på funny och fun:
       · Fun: chess, football, travel,...
         · Funny: clowns, comedy, jokes,...

~~I'm like to~~ dance.

I♦like to... / I'd like to...

Party! ~~People is have~~ a great time!

... People are having....

He ~~wored~~ his new jeans at the party.

... wore♦.... (wear today, wore bär yesterday)

I was ~~called after~~ my grandpa.

I was named for...

We ~~used to~~ (=brukade) end at 3,
but today's a half-day.

We usually (= vi brukar)....

Last summer was we in England.

...we were...

The flag are red, white, and blue.

...flag is ....

I live in Sweden. Speak Swedish.

I live in Sweden. I speak..../
I live in Sweden and speak....
    (Att utelämnata "jag" låter konstig på engelska
     och kan skapa missförstånd. Är det jag eller
     landet som är tvåspråkigt?)

A ber bearded ber drank too much ber.
(En naken skäggig björn drack för mycket öl.)

A bare bearded bear drank too much beer.

More:
I bot the fish he cot because I tot that I ot but then I sot another and we fot and the fish slip into the water so I got not which made me wot my hands.	Jag köpte fisken han fångade för att jag trodde att jag borde men sen sökte jag en annan och vi bråkade och fisken gled in i vattnet så jag fick inget som gjorde att jag knådade mina händer.	I bought the fish he caught because I thought that I ought but then I sought another and we fought and the fish slid into the water so I got naught which made me wrought my hands.