Timeline for Does the expression "were crazy for" make any sense in this text?
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| Jun 3, 2019 at 4:06 | vote | accept | Itamar | ||
| Jun 2, 2019 at 19:25 | review | Close votes | |||
| Jun 17, 2019 at 3:05 | |||||
| Jun 2, 2019 at 19:06 | comment | added | Lambie | In fact, in AmE, you hear: We were over to their house. But, don't worry about that very regional usage. | |
| Jun 2, 2019 at 18:53 | answer | added | Michael Harvey | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jun 2, 2019 at 18:49 | comment | added | Michael Harvey | @David Siegel - "I think "we were to" is used in VERY informal BrE." (for "we went to) - Not anywhere in Britain that I know of. | |
| Jun 2, 2019 at 4:08 | comment | added | Itamar | Nice tip, David. Thanks a lot. | |
| Jun 2, 2019 at 0:55 | comment | added | David Siegel | @Itamar Actually, that should be "we went to" not "we were to" or "we was to" although I think "we were to" is used in VERY informal BrE. In AmE, it would be taken as a clear error. | |
| Jun 1, 2019 at 23:49 | comment | added | Itamar | Thanks, Jason. Now I can see it's wrong. I should have used "we were" instead. | |
| Jun 1, 2019 at 23:47 | comment | added | Itamar | Thanks for the explanation, Michael. That was great. | |
| Jun 1, 2019 at 23:45 | comment | added | Jason Bassford | What doesn't make sense in your sentence is yesterday we was to. | |
| Jun 1, 2019 at 22:15 | history | asked | Itamar | CC BY-SA 4.0 |