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usage of a something in the sentence - English Language Learners . . . In your sentence the author is referring to #3: a something is some particular member of the set ‘something’ This is an unusual usage, because ordinary language is not designed for talking about itself; but under the circumstances it is entirely proper
pronouns - A little something something? - English Language Learners . . . Is there a difference in meaning between something something and just something when using little (3 vs 5) i e is one less precise than the other? Furthermore, is there a difference in meaning from using the contracted form (somethin' somethin')? Do we generally use one something per missing term in (1) and (2) or is "something something" for two or more? Finally, is there anything
I got something for you - English Language Learners Stack Exchange I'm sure I've got something for you is only "informal" in AmE insofar as it includes a contraction (in my experience, Americans rarely use I have something for you, which is the relatively formal BrE version) But my point was simply that (with or without got, contracted or not) AAVE doesn't use have in that way (much, if at all)