Nonstandard

//nɑnˈstændɚd//

"Nonstandard" in a Sentence (9 examples)

This pronunciation is nonstandard.

This is a nonstandard pronunciation.

This verb form is nonstandard.

Just because a pronunciation is nonstandard doesn't mean it's inferior.

Tatoeba has tons of nonstandard English sentences.

Nonstandard isn't wrong.

Bratislav is a Croatian-derived friend of mine who is a ufologist. He has a UFO Kit on his smartphone. He has recommended me books like The Orion Regressions by Stan Romanek and The Terra Papers by Robert Morning Sky. His exotic books are of the paranormal, pseudoscience, and ufology genres. His brain is full of fascinating conspiracy theories and strange anecdotes. He has an interesting nonstandard view of astronomy. He thinks that outer space and the worlds beyond are teeming with life, whilst I conjecture that they are vast deserts wherein life, especially intelligent, is very rare. However, I am open-minded and could change my view if needed.

The resulting sequence of covert wh-pronoun + Complementiser has an overt counterpart in nonstandard varieties of English, as the following example (recorded from a BBC radio programme) illustrates: (91) England put themselves in a position [whereby that they took a lot of credit for tonightʼs game] (Ron Greenwood, BBC radio 4)

Unlike the TV standard we are all accustomed to, the Web is the wild, wild West of video nonstandards.

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