Descriptivism would say it’s real, but not grammatically correct. It’s a replacement for “that” more than “who.” The phrasing would always be understood and it has many published examples. (Off the top of my head, Jhonen Vasquez’s “I Feel Sick.”) It’s highly informal.
… in America, anyway. It might be commonplace enough to consider normal, in certain British dialects.
Is ‘the guy what’ instead of ‘who’ legit grammar, feels weird, though I’m not a native speaker
Descriptivism would say it’s real, but not grammatically correct. It’s a replacement for “that” more than “who.” The phrasing would always be understood and it has many published examples. (Off the top of my head, Jhonen Vasquez’s “I Feel Sick.”) It’s highly informal.
… in America, anyway. It might be commonplace enough to consider normal, in certain British dialects.
Thnx for elaborating!
No it is not legit. In fact, it’s an indication that the guy is not all that smart, and yet still vital.
Ok thnx, it felt weird
For what it’s worth, I’ve never actually heard a native English speaker talk like that either. Maybe it was a thing back in the 50s?