2015-02-12 Communication: whose English?

Greg Malivuk
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Monday, February 16: NO SCHOOL

There is a sign-up list for makeup classes at the front desk. (Evening and Saturday times to make up for missing so many days because of snow.)
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p. 12 part a
1 6T 0F - false: 25%
2 4T 2F - true
3 3T 3F - true
colloquialism: a word or expression that is most common in informal, conversational language use
"The mutual comprehension was sufficient for intercommunication."
"The joint understanding was enough for communicating with each other."
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p. 12 part c
1 starts - 3rd sg.
2 a restaurant - singular count nouns have determiners
3 I think women...than men - no "the" for generic plurals
4 advice - "advice" is noncount, there is no plural form
5 I phoned my brother - don't need "to" after "phone"
6 discussed global warming - no preposition with "discuss"
AAVE - African American Vernacular English
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...by comyxtioun and mellynge firste wiþ Danes and afterward wiþ Normans, in meny thynges þe contray longage is apayred, and som vseþ straunge wlafferynge, chiterynge, harrynge, and garrynge grisbayting...
- English from 1385
...by mixing and mingling, first with Danes and afterwards with Normans, in many cases the country's language is impaired, and some use strange stammering, chattering, snarling, and grating gnashing of teeth....
(translation into today's English)