I think its my habit to write redundant words to make the statement more clear.
When I wrote "its associated", I wanted it to be clear that I am referring to the permissions of the file in question "only".

You could leave the word "associated" off, leaving "Check (or confirm) the file's existence and its permissions". That's how I'd say it.

I wondered why were you so apprehensive here, then I remembered "broken" and your PM

Offence is more easily taken online where we don't have all the communications channels of face-to-face interaction for reassurance. Many people take criticism as a personal attack rather than helpful. In the above case I was fairly confident you would welcome the comment but I was being cautious.

when to use:
?

Most of the time I use :
Well, I even didn't know that "you was" existed, e.g. in the movie Runaway Train.

Although "You was" can sometimes be heard in casual conversations, it's definitely incorrect.


The opposite is possible. When expressing so-called 'unreal past' you can use "I/he/she/it were" (which otherwise is incorrect).

but why sometimes in movies, they employ it, this "you was" ... not once. I am curious why it is employed as such to create some effects

It is vernacular in the sense of "everyday language specific to a social group or region" so is intended to inform the viewer that the speaker is lower class and ill-educated, probably from south-east England.

But it is not quite so simple; in UK during the 1970s and 80s there was a movement, based in music and poetry, to embrace non-U accents and they became trendy so it was no longer safe to assume that a "you was" user is lower class and ill-educated; this declined in the 1990s.

What is wrong with me?! I refrained from mentioning it for fear of offending someone who might be using it.

That's interesting. I didn't know about it.

You was being cautious

innit!

Shall we say either:

or

I copy my pictures DIRECTORY

but normally the word "picture" is not an adjective or sthg like that?
then:
is correct, rather than:
Very interesting things you wrote. Very nice. thanks

Small "ill-educated", you meant ... "probably from south-east England." ... well... kidding, but well in the movie actually the guy is an inmate. He escaped, bit sad movie, -well it is sad to see that people who are not well educated, young mostly, are later suffering of low abilities or bad judgements from others, or are excluded, get badly paid, poor life's style... and it is a loop

Which one of these would be the best?:

or:

?

I think I've seen it both ways, but I'm not sure which one is the most appropriate. I guess the first one corresponds to how people really talks in a daily basis, and the second is the most correct -but less used- one? Or maybe both ways are correct, but the second one is more formal than the first one?

BTW, nice thread; I know have some other doubts with english, but I can't remember them now, when I remember them, I'll post again (feel free to correct me if I make mistakes in this thread ).

Greetings, and thanks in advance.