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How common are these grammatical errors in English-speaking countries besides the US?

Asked by Zissou (3374points) December 4th, 2018

I hear these a lot in the US:

1) Incorrect formation of the antecedent clause of a conditional sentence: If you would’ve asked him, he would’ve told you.

2) Using which as a conjunction instead of a relative pronoun: She called me a grifter, which it takes one to know one.

3) Use of the base form of a verb instead of the past participle when using the passive voice or a derivative adjective: He was frame for murder. / Lead base paint is toxic.

Are these common in other parts of the English-speaking world?

I think I actually first noticed 2) in the idiolect of a character in Patrick O’Brien’s Aubrey-Maturin novels, so I assume it is not limited to the US.

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