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Expression: Possessive about one's language



 
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Expression: Possessive about one's language #1 (permalink) Fri Aug 11, 2006 14:15 pm   Expression: Possessive about one's language
 

Hi

Could we say that:

1- She is very possessive about/ with her use of the English language.

The intended meaning is that she does not like being corrected or interfered as far as English is concerned.

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Expression: Possessive about one's language #2 (permalink) Fri Aug 11, 2006 16:09 pm   Expression: Possessive about one's language
 

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Are you referring to a native speaker or a non-native speaker, Tom? Laughing

Instead of the word "possessive", you could possibly use "touchy" or "sensitive", for example.
"She is very touchy about people questioning her English."

"Defensive" might also work:
"She's defensive about her use of English."

If she tends to make mistakes fairly regularly but refuses to accept the fact that she's made a mistake (or mistakes) when told:
"She's quite pigheaded about her use of English." Laughing

Using the word possessive makes me think of the way some British English teachers react to Americans who teach English... Cool

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