SOUTH AFRICAN ENGLISH GRAMMAR II

Simple verbs used instead of their phrasal verb derivatives.
e.g. pick pick up.


Use of the all purpose response question “is it?”
e.g. He’s gone to town, is it? (BrEng: has he?)


Non-negative “no” occurs as an introductory particle.
e.g. How are you? No, I’m fine thanks.

Possibility to delete object noun phrases (NPs) after verbs which must have NPs in other varieties.
e.g. -Have you got?
xxX-Did you put?