By Dialects, Verbs

In "proper" conversational and written English, the first three should all be "quickly" (though some dialects might use "quick"). In #3 more people of all persuasions might say "quick" in conversation, or even in informal writing (though never in formal...

Hm, there's also:<> ------- scooch Pronunciation: sküch Function: intransitive verb Inflected Form(s): -ed/-ing/-es Etymology: origin unknown chiefly dialect : to crouch especially in hiding Citation format for this...

There's some truth in that article. My parents, for instance, used to speak in Sardinian (not a dialect, but recognised as an endangered language by the UNESCO) when talking to each other or to their relatives, but they would only speak Italian with my brother and me. I grew up monolingual,...

I agree with Jim. You don't change a language. It's like saying let's ban earthquakes Actually, trying to change something might result in more confusion in the end, because there will probably be certain groups that don't adopt such changes, or not completely, so you'd...

The whole idea sounds like a category error to me. Change in language is a natural phenomenon. To talk about supporting such changes is like saying you disapprove of earthquakes. In any case, lending or withholding support for linguistic changes by any one person is pretty much...

To me, knowing the past tenses and past participles of irregular verbs is a challenge and makes English more interesting.

To me, it seems sensible, a logical step, to regularise all English irregular verbs. This has already/is already being done by many English dialect speakers. I support such moves. Do you?

Hi,I think verbs are often used that way in AAVE (African American Vernacular English). You'll often hear "Is you ready?" or "We was gonna meet her" or "It don't matter". I don't think it's the only dialect where you can find those feaures though....

Your American colleagues must all speak the same dialect, but the dialect they speak is apparently not the same as mine. What part of the US are your colleagues from?- The doctor recommended (that) he lose weight. (lose = subjunctive)- The doctor recommended losing weight.- The doctor...

Hi,if you want to learn a song, you have to listen to it several times... and try to sing along. If you don't understand the words, you can't sing, can you? Otherwise, you'll end up mishearing the lyrics, like I always do (I'm delivered --> I'm the leader, I'm tried of being what... -->...