Hi, She seems not to like it. (Not 100% sure if this is incorrect. There's a slim chance that this is allowed/occurs in archaic/very formal English writing). A teacher would have to answer this one. It sounds fine to me. I use this

Hi, My idiolect includes - run up/down/over to the store pop to the store Clive

Hi A-stars, That's interesting. In my idiolect, it's normal to say My father hates me to play a video game. but it's not considered good English to say My father hates for me to play a video game. I wonder if this is

Hi A-stars, That's interesting. In my idiolect, it's normal to say My father hates me to play a video game. but it's not considered good English to say My father hates for me to play a video game. I wonder if this is

Please do not feel offended. It's difficult not to when you post such things without any commentary to ease the obvious "You're wrong" message, but I'll manage somehow. I was just wondering why such a distinguished linguist

Maybe the word you're looking for is idiolect . By George, I think you've got it. Now, back to the rain in Spain.

Hi GG, Was your comment about the period just aimed at that particular, awkward sentence? If so, I rather agree with you. In my idiolect, it's natural to write things like this. eg (To my teacher) I passed the exam, thanks to you. It's a

Hi, Welcome to the Forum. to give a clean - what does it mean In my idiolect, 'a clean' is an informal word for 'a cleaning'. eg Me: The toilet is dirty. My wife: Well, you're not helpless, give it a clean. Best wishes, Clive

. 1. What does "King George has many strange subjects" mean?-- There are many unusual British citizens (Hear, hear!) 2. "He spoke with a fluency in which there was nothing English .." -- Yes, not native English, but his

Here are two sentences from Diana Wynne Jones's "Conrad's Fate": 1 Christopher just stood and looked at the Count as if he were summing him up. 2 Champ was rasping out breaths as if Christopher's neckcloth was throttling