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Two important terms that exist in AAE and play a significant role are 'it' and 'dey'. These two words are used to express that something exists. For example, "It was a lot of people there today," and "Dey have a meeting tomorrow" translate to "There were a lot of people today," and "There is a meeting tomorrow," (respectively). Sounds simple enough, but there are rules to using these words. The main being that they must proceed a form of the 'be' (have, was, got, etc.). This is because the forms of be act as a link between 'it/dey' (existential) and the rest of the sentence (noun phrase). For instance, to would not make sense to say "It a lot of people there today" of "Dey a meeting tomorrow," -- the 'be' is needed for sentence coherence.