Editing South African English (section)

=== Expressions ===
A range of SAE expressions have been borrowed from other South African languages, or are uniquely used in this variety of English. Some common expressions include:

* The borrowed Afrikaans interjection ''ag,'' meaning "oh!", as in, "Ag, go away man"! (Equivalent to German "ach"). SAE uses a number of discourse markers from Afrikaans in colloquial speech.<ref name=":3" />
* The expression to ''come with,'' common especially among Afrikaans people, as in "are they coming with?"<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IgsLAQAAMAAJ&q=%2522coming+with%2522 |title=Africa, South and Southeast Asia |publisher=Mouton de Gruyter |year=2008 |isbn=9783110196382 |editor-last=Mesthrie |editor-first=Rajend |pages=475}}</ref> This is influenced by the Afrikaans phrase ''hulle kom saam'', literally "they come together", with ''saam'' being misinterpreted as ''with''.<ref name=KortmannSchneider2004 />{{rp|951}} In Afrikaans, ''saamkom'' is a [[separable verb]], similar to ''meekomen'' in Dutch and ''mitkommen'' in German, which is translated into English as "to come along".<ref name=pharos>{{cite book | title=Pharos tweetalinge skoolwoordeboek = Pharos bilingual school dictionary | publisher=Pharos | publication-place=Cape Town | year=2012 | isbn=978-1-86890-128-9 |author=Anon.|page=251}}</ref> "Come with?" is also encountered in areas of the Upper Midwest of the United States, which had a large number of [[Scandinavian American|Scandinavian]], [[Dutch Americans|Dutch]] and [[German Americans|German immigrants]], who, when speaking English, translated equivalent phrases directly from their own languages.<ref>[http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-tribu-words-work-midwest-20101208-story.html What's with 'come with'?], ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', 8 December 2010. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141121191113/https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-tribu-words-work-midwest-20101208-story.html |date=21 November 2014}}.</ref>
* The use of the "strong obligative [[Modal verb|modal]]" ''must'' as a synonym for the polite ''should/shall''. "Must" has "much less social impact" in SAE than in other varieties.<ref name=":3" />
* ''Now-now'', as in "I'll do it now-now". Likely borrowed from the Afrikaans ''nou-nou'', this expression describes a time later than that referenced in the phrase "I'll do it now".<ref name=":3" />
* A large amount of slang comes from British origin, such as "naff" (boring, dull or plain), or "China" (mate, friend) from [[cockney rhyming slang]].