Ridger

To the people of the Valley the Ridger is a twin brother of the owner of the hut on the top-most peak of the range.

The Arena Volume 4, No. 19, June, 1891 Various 1888

The "Ridger" is quite a different person from the Mountaineer.

The Arena Volume 4, No. 19, June, 1891 Various 1888

Ridger: Thanks both for the apostrophe explanation ‘n’ the postscripts.

Are they trying to misunderstand what people say? « Motivated Grammar 2009

Ridger: You know, since Timberlake is a speaker of American English, he would almost certainly pronounce “bleeded” and “bleated” the same.

Book Review: Things That Make Us [Sic] makes me slightly ill « Motivated Grammar 2009

Ridger, I know a Caryn, but Karen is definitely more common.

Archive: Oct 08 - Mar 09 Cath@VWXYNot? 2009

The Ridger pps (because Lederer really annoys me) Moreover, only in the sense of ‘only two’ does not mean ‘one’; it means ‘no more than.’

Are they trying to misunderstand what people say? « Motivated Grammar 2009

The Ridger/Michael: I like that there are two comments, back-to-back, stating the exact opposite state of affairs.

Slow down a second « Motivated Grammar 2009

The Ridger ps – Unless they never say “The only people to complain” or “the only people who say this” they are (surprise!) hypocrites looking for things to complain about.

Are they trying to misunderstand what people say? « Motivated Grammar 2009

This also suggests a possible explanation for the subtle difference in meaning that The Ridger has suggested; the adjectivity of the unpossessed gerund puts the on the doer of the action, while the verbiness of the possessed gerund retains focus on the action.

(Almost) Zero Tolerance, and linearly separable blogrolls « Motivated Grammar 2009

So your friend has only “may for permission” available to him/her in his/her variety of English, right, The Ridger?

When may “might” be right? « Motivated Grammar 2009