I’m not a native speaker but I’ve learned my english through movies and tv shows since school didn’t bother to teach me anything. And recently I’ve noticed expressions like “you should’ve took that deal” (instead of taken) or “I would’ve gave you the money” (instead of given) and “We could’ve went there” (instead of gone)
Now would these be considered somewhat correct in informal english or are they used exclusively by certain demographics ?
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it’s a specific vernacular. It’s more of a “class” thing. I don’t know how to say it any better… But you won’t see most middle class and up people using it.
Those are very very informal English. To the point where if you wrote the script, you wouldn’t use the contractions. It would be “you shoulda took the deal” or “I woulda gave you the money.”
I would say those sentences sound like they’re coming from an uneducated person or a non-native speaker.
Common informal speech, however it implies a low income background.
I’m not sure what dialect(s) use this, but it doesn’t sound unfamiliar. In movies it is used to demonstrate class (lower) and informality as others said.
I wouldn’t do it. To me it sounds uneducated, and not in a “cool” way. No one would think you’re weird for using the correct grammar in those sentences.
It makes you sound either very poorly educated or like you’re trying to speak with that vibe for style purposes.