By Nouns, Dialects

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Hello I wonder why some nonstandard dialects of English use the reflexive pronouns hisself instead of himself. Thank you for your answer.

From answers.com: Speakers of some vernacular American dialects, particularly in the South, may use the possessive reflexive form hisself instead of himself (as in He cut hisself shaving) and theirselves or theirself for themselves (as in They found theirselves alone). These forms reflect the...

Well... never forget that I use American English. And I've been frequently surprised by some of the differences between the various dialects. But that's how *I* would use credits as a countable noun.

I just did a little search on the net and found out that people really don't use those kinds of expressions. So it must be that, as you all say, collective nouns are not good in the structures I wanted to use. I thought they were possible, that's why I asked. Oddly enough, I often use those...

Some of the Scandinavian languages have had an effect on the development of English. If you google 'the Danelaw' you will see that Norwegian and Danish Vikings were in control of a large area of north and east England back in the 11th Century. This led to Old Norse giving many 'loan words' to...

Context? See this one: http://www.webref.org/geology/k/kep.htm in geology Also: ---- kep Function:noun Inflected Form(s):-s dialect Britain : CATCH, HAUL http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com ---------

Apart from in India and some BrEng dialects, where are nonsense and silly used as nouns?

The Antonym of Sin In order to arrive at a suitable antonym for the word “sin”, one must understand the word as it is correctly used in the English language. This explanation will address the meaning of sin and its antonym in an attempt to assist in gaining a more thorough understanding. As a...

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