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Is the usage of ‘what’ correct in this sentence?
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I was watching guardians of the galaxy 2 and the character taserface explains that he chose his name: “For it is a name what strikes fear into the hearts of anyone what hears it”
Is this usage of ‘what’ grammatically correct? Has it ever been so? Is it just him trying to sound fancy but being wrong?
Thank you :)
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I was watching guardians of the galaxy 2 and the character taserface explains that he chose his name: “For it is a name what strikes fear into the hearts of anyone what hears it”
Is this usage of ‘what’ grammatically correct? Has it ever been so? Is it just him trying to sound fancy but being wrong?
Thank you :)
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I was watching guardians of the galaxy 2 and the character taserface explains that he chose his name: “For it is a name what strikes fear into the hearts of anyone what hears it”
Is this usage of ‘what’ grammatically correct? Has it ever been so? Is it just him trying to sound fancy but being wrong?
Thank you :)
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I was watching guardians of the galaxy 2 and the character taserface explains that he chose his name: “For it is a name what strikes fear into the hearts of anyone what hears it”
Is this usage of ‘what’ grammatically correct? Has it ever been so? Is it just him trying to sound fancy but being wrong?
Thank you :)
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