Hi, Roberto.
This form is one that I know from AAE or Ebonics in which the present
'be' verb is not used. With a few changes, though, it could be
acceptable in formal registers:
She--about to turn 18--is a big supporter of Barack Obama.
Linda
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Subject: Re: "She about to turn..."
The Boston Globe ran the story this morning, and it said, "After all,
she's about to turn 18."
On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 7:08 AM, Roberto Perez <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
Hi all,
This phrase on CNN.com caught my eye today:
"After all, she about to turn 18 now and is a big supporter of
Barack Obama."
(Source:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/10/clinton.ad.obama.ap/index.html)
Is that a typo, or is the omission of the verb "to be" after
"she" an
acceptable form here (or one that is perhaps becoming
acceptable)? I
have heard, mostly in substandard speech, "she all grown up
now", but
to see it on CNN was odd, to say the least.
Any comments?
Roberto Perez
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