Learn English – Can ‘we’ be singular

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"No problems, were there?" "No, sir – house was almost destroyed, but
I got him out all right before the Muggles started swarmin' around. He
fell asleep as we was flyin' over Bristol." (Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer's Stone)

Can we use was after we, like the example, binding two people as a bunch: as in the case that Chelsea can be both singular and plural?

Best Answer

In spoken English (british) we often hear was after we, like in the example. However it is considered uneducated and incorrect.

The author uses it here to demonstrate the characters' social class and/or background, in this case being below the other characters. Note also how other words are changed or dropped, flying becoming flyin' and no the in front of house.

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