Tuesday, March 10, 2009
English Belongs To Everybody
I believe we have had this prompt before, towards the beginning of the semester. Depending on the audience, my language is changed. People of authority get more respect and casual friends see a more laid back me. Emotion also plays a role. Before, I did not realize how much this affects it. But the way I talk to my girlfriend is much more "lovey-duby" than when I'm mad. The only time I use profanity is when I'm upset. I feel swearing is usually unnecessary and seems almost fake to me. I don't use them because it's not me, but everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Academic writing is very refined and different from everyday speech. But not all writing is academic. Journals, emails, or even letters to a love one are much more like spoken English.
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