I don't hear it used often by white people (unless used deliberately, for example in songs), but African Americans seem to use it more regularly in everyday informal speech, so it depends on the variety of English you want to consider.

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"it is" if it has to be contracted then it is always "it's", the apostophe shows that something has been removed, ie the "i". A lot, if not all, contractions follow this method. eg. "do not" becomes

Hi Kooyeen, If I do not log in, the summaries under the forum titles are shown in grey. After logging in, the text under some forums are shown in a very light grey, just like this one below ESL Common English Questions and Answers - Archived

1 real 1: of or relating to fixed, permanent, or immovable things (as lands or tenements) 2b (2): of or relating to practical or everyday concerns or activities <left school to live in the real world> 1 yellow 1 a: of the color yellow Which

"I want her to go" "I forced him to cook" In all these sentences, "her to go" and "him to cook" are infinitive phrases acting as direct object. The pronouns are the subject of the infinitive. Gerunds and

1) Your interpretation of the sentence is correct. A comma would help make the sentence easier to read, and would probably be more correct. However, in spoken English, many people would not pause where the comma should go. Leaving the comma out in

Dear All, My daughter is in her fourth year of primary school in Beijing, and now she is taking a GESE (-Graded Examinations in Speakers of Other Languages). To take this exam, she need to prepare a short topic before hand and to deliver her

http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifferenceBetweenImagerySymbolism/2/bnwvw/Post.htm This is a good explanation. On page 2, Mister Micawber says that "... imagery is sensory, while symbolism is intellectual."

In my experience, people who advise on code-switching are embarrassed to do it themselves. Once they begin adopting the standard form, they feel they are regressing if they code-switch to their original variety. The guy in the video seems like