"Was" instead of "Were"
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
- | *Email [[impression]] — Coach Z says "Bubs, the cold cuts was great!" | + | *Email [[impression]] — Coach Z says, "[[Bubs]], the hot [[cold cuts]] was great!" |
- | *Email [[caffeine]] — Coach Z says, " | + | *Email [[caffeine]] — Coach Z says to [[Strong Sad]], "You was tryin' to jank me!" |
- | *[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] — Coach Z says, "I mighta guessed you was behind all this!" | + | *[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] — Coach Z says to Strong Bad and [[The Cheat]], "I mighta guessed you was behind all this!" |
*[[Puppets on the Road]] — [[Homestar Runner]] talks about Overlook, a song that he and [[Mike Chapman]] made up "when we was kids". | *[[Puppets on the Road]] — [[Homestar Runner]] talks about Overlook, a song that he and [[Mike Chapman]] made up "when we was kids". | ||
- | *Email [[rampage]] — Strong Bad says "I didn't know you was hood!" | + | *Email [[rampage]] — Strong Bad says to Strong Sad, "I didn't know you was hood!" |
- | *[[Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes]] ([[Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes#DVD Transcript|DVD version]]) — Puppet Homestar says "They was laughin'". | + | *[[Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes]] ([[Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes#DVD Transcript|DVD version]]) — [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet Homestar]] says, "They was laughin'". |
*[[Fall Float Parade]] — Coach Z apologizes to [[Marzipan]] for any inappropriate comments he might have made "while we was at commercial". | *[[Fall Float Parade]] — Coach Z apologizes to [[Marzipan]] for any inappropriate comments he might have made "while we was at commercial". | ||
- | *[[Senorial Day]] ([[Senorial Day#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) — Strong Bad uses the phrase, "when we was kids | + | *[[Senorial Day]] ([[Senorial Day#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) — Strong Bad uses the phrase, "when we was kids". |
- | *[[Happy Fireworks]] ([[Happy Fireworks#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) — [[Matt Chapman]] says "I did most of this while you was gone, Mike!" | + | *[[Happy Fireworks]] ([[Happy Fireworks#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) — [[Matt Chapman]] says, "I did most of this while you was gone, Mike!" |
- | *Email [[disconnected]] — Coach Z says "Sorry, Head Bad, but you was the only one competin' this year!" | + | *Email [[disconnected]] — Coach Z says, "Sorry, [[Head Bad and Strong Body|Head Bad]], but you was the only one competin' this year!" |
*[[Decemberween Short Shorts]] — Coach Z tells Homestar, "We was undeforted!" | *[[Decemberween Short Shorts]] — Coach Z tells Homestar, "We was undeforted!" | ||
*[[Marshie vs. Little Girl]] (Easter egg) — Homestar tells [[Little Girl]], "I thought you was a little ghoul." | *[[Marshie vs. Little Girl]] (Easter egg) — Homestar tells [[Little Girl]], "I thought you was a little ghoul." | ||
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*Email [[magic trick]] ([[magic trick#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) — Matt, set to do a commentary about [[buried]], says that Mike had a metal detector "when we was kids". | *Email [[magic trick]] ([[magic trick#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) — Matt, set to do a commentary about [[buried]], says that Mike had a metal detector "when we was kids". | ||
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — | *[[Strong Badia the Free]] — | ||
- | **Coach Z says "We was gonna burn it", referring to the effigy of [[The King of Town]]. | + | **Coach Z says, "We was gonna burn it", referring to the effigy of [[The King of Town]]. |
**During the [[Strong Badia the Free Cave Girl Squad|Cave Girl Squad]], after a girl is shot by the shopper, she says "Remember when we was kids" at the beginning of her sentence. | **During the [[Strong Badia the Free Cave Girl Squad|Cave Girl Squad]], after a girl is shot by the shopper, she says "Remember when we was kids" at the beginning of her sentence. | ||
*[[On Break]] — Coach Z says, "I didn't know you was the [[Smoking|smokin']] type!" | *[[On Break]] — Coach Z says, "I didn't know you was the [[Smoking|smokin']] type!" | ||
- | *[[Pumpkin Stencils]] — | + | *[[Pumpkin Stencils]] — When the [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]] [[pumpkin]] is clicked on, [[The Homestar Runner]] says, "If I was you, and I had carved a punkin like that, I'd sneak-toe up to your house while you was sleepin'". |
*[[Sbemail 136 Alternate Versions]] — At the end of the first draft, Strong Bad starts a sentence with "We was just, uh..." | *[[Sbemail 136 Alternate Versions]] — At the end of the first draft, Strong Bad starts a sentence with "We was just, uh..." | ||
- | *[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]] — Coach Z says "The rest I would ignore if I was you." | + | *[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]] — Coach Z says, "The rest I would ignore if I was you." |
==Variations== | ==Variations== | ||
- | *[[In Search of the Yello Dello]] — Homestar says, "I think I has the solution!" This phrase is repeated in [[little questions]] by Strong Bad. | + | *[[In Search of the Yello Dello]] — Homestar says, "[[I think I has the solution]]!" This phrase is repeated in [[little questions]] by Strong Bad and [[Haunted Photo Booth]] by Strong Sad. |
+ | *The [[Homestarmy]]'s slogan is "Do you has what it takes?" | ||
+ | *Email [[hremail 3184]] — Coach Z finishes a sentence with "but now I don't has to!" | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Deliberately Poor English]] | *[[Deliberately Poor English]] | ||
+ | *[[Singular Instead of Plural]] | ||
+ | *[[I think I has the solution]] | ||
- | [[Category:Word running gags]][[Category:Spelling and Grammar]] | + | [[Category:Word running gags|W]][[Category:Spelling and Grammar|W]] |
Revision as of 03:44, 4 February 2021
Sometimes, a character will say the word "was" when they should be saying "were", usually Coach Z. The phrase "when we was kids" is also spoken surprisingly frequently.
Appearances
- Email impression — Coach Z says, "Bubs, the hot cold cuts was great!"
- Email caffeine — Coach Z says to Strong Sad, "You was tryin' to jank me!"
- Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon — Coach Z says to Strong Bad and The Cheat, "I mighta guessed you was behind all this!"
- Puppets on the Road — Homestar Runner talks about Overlook, a song that he and Mike Chapman made up "when we was kids".
- Email rampage — Strong Bad says to Strong Sad, "I didn't know you was hood!"
- Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes (DVD version) — Puppet Homestar says, "They was laughin'".
- Fall Float Parade — Coach Z apologizes to Marzipan for any inappropriate comments he might have made "while we was at commercial".
- Senorial Day (DVD commentary) — Strong Bad uses the phrase, "when we was kids".
- Happy Fireworks (DVD commentary) — Matt Chapman says, "I did most of this while you was gone, Mike!"
- Email disconnected — Coach Z says, "Sorry, Head Bad, but you was the only one competin' this year!"
- Decemberween Short Shorts — Coach Z tells Homestar, "We was undeforted!"
- Marshie vs. Little Girl (Easter egg) — Homestar tells Little Girl, "I thought you was a little ghoul."
- Jibblies 2 — Coach Z tells Strong Bad, "I thought you was gonna dress up as the alien this year!"
- Email bike thief (DVD commentary) — Strong Bad says, "Seems like that happened when we was kids."
- Email magic trick (DVD commentary) — Matt, set to do a commentary about buried, says that Mike had a metal detector "when we was kids".
- Strong Badia the Free —
- Coach Z says, "We was gonna burn it", referring to the effigy of The King of Town.
- During the Cave Girl Squad, after a girl is shot by the shopper, she says "Remember when we was kids" at the beginning of her sentence.
- On Break — Coach Z says, "I didn't know you was the smokin' type!"
- Pumpkin Stencils — When the Old-Timey Strong Bad pumpkin is clicked on, The Homestar Runner says, "If I was you, and I had carved a punkin like that, I'd sneak-toe up to your house while you was sleepin'".
- Sbemail 136 Alternate Versions — At the end of the first draft, Strong Bad starts a sentence with "We was just, uh..."
- Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2 — Coach Z says, "The rest I would ignore if I was you."
Variations
- In Search of the Yello Dello — Homestar says, "I think I has the solution!" This phrase is repeated in little questions by Strong Bad and Haunted Photo Booth by Strong Sad.
- The Homestarmy's slogan is "Do you has what it takes?"
- Email hremail 3184 — Coach Z finishes a sentence with "but now I don't has to!"