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minus-squareSneezycat@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·9 days agoIt isn’t even AAE, it’s using the “emphatic do”. Like “I do sing really good”. Nothing to do with “I be singing”, which would be the AAE form of “I sing”. In this case, instead of “it is like that” the “is” becomes “do be” (although the correct form would be “does be”).
It isn’t even AAE, it’s using the “emphatic do”. Like “I do sing really good”.
Nothing to do with “I be singing”, which would be the AAE form of “I sing”.
In this case, instead of “it is like that” the “is” becomes “do be” (although the correct form would be “does be”).