06.07.2011 в 21:31Пишет  Resh:
Здравствуйте.
Может, вопросы покажутся глупыми, но очень уж любопытно.

1. Про Do/Does.
Кусочек из "Every little thing she does is magic" авторства Стинга (он англичанин, и я ему верю).
"Every little thing she does is magic,
Everything she do just turns me on".
Почему в первой строчке всё в порядке с этим согласованием, а во второй он вдруг с "she" ставит "do"?
И в "Shape of my heart" то же самое:
"He doesn't play for the money he wins
He don't play for respect".
Нет, я очень внимательно слушала. Четыре раза. Да и с произношением у него проблем нет.
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  • First, English Grammar is the most solid thing in the world, ever.. he-he, DO/DOES bears neither exceptions nor irregularity in standard English, at least.
  • Secondly, Resh seems to be right about Sting's 'Shape of my heart'. In several recordings he very clearly sings 'he don't', at least that's what I can hear. Regarding the other song, I would take issues with Resh. The very phrase sounds differently in various recordings, mind there's a /z-dg/ blend!
  • In terms of 'native' pronunciation, there is a wide range of accents which may sound confusing to ESL/EFL learners who basically deal with RP rather than anything else. It's worth pointing out that Sting's accent is not RP no matter how touching it may sound. And I fairly doubt if he is keen on careful articulation while singing. (I mean I don't mind Sting and even have a number of his songs on my 'best-of-best' play-list, yet his, hm, artistry could hardly escape your notice when being compared to others' - especially in duets )
  • To sum up, for a learner it appears useful to remember that, as a native speaker, Sting can run the risk of speaking/singing the way he cares, while this is absolutely unacceptable to non-natives (in case they don't want to be mocked at)

Here are my two cents I feel like saying on the whole matter