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Song lyrics aren't supposed to be a fountain of perfect english, but on the other hand some are just so atrocious, they need to get called out. We're not looking for sentance fragments or the word ain't since there are too many instances to count.
Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics, Green Day
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Green Day's, "Jesus of Suburbia"
The Lyrics:
And I could really care less
Why:
I think you mean you couldn't care less. If you could care less, you would, right?
Submitted by: RevengeFromMars YouTube
Green Day's, "Viva La Gloria?"
The Lyrics:
When you got no place to go.
Why:
there is no verb after 'you'
Submitted by: Optimus Lime
Green Day's, "Words I Might Have Ate"
The Lyrics:
Just tell me the words I might have ate
Why:
The correct word is "eaten" as in "Just tell me the words I might have eaten"
Submitted by: RevengeFromMars YouTube
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