Ilikeverin

This user is an instructor for the course Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/University_of_Maryland,_College_Park/Biology_of_Language_(Spring_2017).

IL^ikeV^erin at your service. That's pronounced with the words separately; some people seem to have the mistaken idea that my name is something like ilik everin or something. Which it's not.

Locations

This user is a native of the U.S. State of Indiana.

This user is proud to be a
Minnesotan !

This user proudly lives in or
hails from Buffalo.

This user wants Washington, D.C. to become part of Maryland.

This user is always fascinated as they search their family history and build a family tree to see what black sheep will turn up next.

Education

This user is a Spartan.

BA

This user has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics.

BSc

This user has a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology.

This user is a student or graduate of the University of Maryland.

PhD

This user has a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Cognitive Science.

Languages

en-us
-N

This user is a native speaker of American English.

en-us
-noc-4

Yah, you betcha this user can speak North-Central English real nice.

es-2

Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel intermedio de español.

tr-1

Bu kullanıcı Türkçeyi düşük düzeyde anlıyor.

py-1

This user is a beginning Python programmer.

IntS-N

Tihs tweedler uses Internet slang IRL.

gb-5

Dzh uuzzar speekz gbrsh attteh pprrrraaahhffaaasssshaanaaaall llvll.

...

This user would like to know oodles more languages.

ipa-4
ə

This user has a near-complete understanding of the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Grammar

~~a lot~~ alot

This user recognizes that linguistic change is a natural and desirable aspect of human language.

Speakers Know Best

This user recognizes that grammar comes from humans, not from the heavens. Trust native speakers.

A, B, and C

This user prefers the serial comma.

they

This user considers singular they standard English usage.

snuk

This user says snuck.

English Singulars: "The data is..."

This user recognizes that "data", "media", and "agenda" have become incorporated into English as singular nouns.

to¦go

This user chooses to sometimes use split infinitives.

wyf-
man

This user understands grammatical gender historically preceded and is independent of natural gender.

by

The passive voice may be used by this user.

couldn't've

This user believes that couldn't've would make a perfectly fine word.

who

This user prefers using who for both the object and subject case. Who does it hurt to simplify things?

Thou/Ye

This user wants to resurrect the T–V distinction in English.

. The

This user puts two spaces after a period.

…

This user is addicted to ellipses and has been known to use them indiscriminately...

;

This user is addicted to semicolons; they use them frequently.