it's sweeped the nation

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suprunp

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[...] So, obviously, the 'Ok Boomer' thing it's sweeped the nation...
(Boomer Humor is Sad; YouTube)

Would you be so kind as to tell me whether I heard that correctly?

Thanks.
 
That's what I heard. I have a feeling she started to say "sweeping", decided to say "swept", and ended up producing the incorrect and unnatural sweeped.
 
That's what I heard. I have a feeling she started to say "sweeping", decided to say "swept", and ended up producing the incorrect and unnatural sweeped.

Yes, that's precisely what I thought. Notice the way she stutters, shakes her head, and flutters her eyelids as she searches for the right way to end the sentence. It's clear that she got lost there.
 
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