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Originally Posted by Catlady
Depends. If your first example were a semiliterate character writing the information in a note, say, it could be an authorial choice.
All I'm saying is that a sentence cannot always be taken out of context to decide if something is an error. That's why I don't like the idea of Amazon relying on reader reports alone. I've seen too many instances of people claiming something is wrong when they have no clue--I'm sure there are those who would attempt to correct your second example, failing to understand that the nonstandard usage is deliberate. I am in no way defending authors who mangle the English language out of ignorance.
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No. The first one was just a mangling but you are so right. In a note, it might or might not be intentional.
I bet Uncle Remus gets lots of reports.