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.
Tom
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Are you referring to a native speaker or a non-native speaker, Tom? :lol:
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.” :lol:
Using the word possessive makes me think of the way some British English teachers react to Americans who teach English… 8)
Amy