Thursday, September 15, 2011
"Hello" for now and "Wassup?" for later.
The way I speak is a mixture of all my past experiences. Sure, I use different tones and words towards different people, but overall, everything I say is from everything I've heard and seen. Like a sponge that can keep absorbing water, I keep absorbing words, tones, and ways of speaking. Usually peers are most influential for how a person speaks, but not me. I don't think anyone or anything has a heavy influence on how I speak. I think it's just what I said earlier; a mixture of past experiences. Family, books, teachers, friends, movies, shows, video games, and the internet, are some of the factors that made up the way I speak. Of all the factors I've listed, they all made the different types of "Englishes" that I speak. Speaking to adults is a whole other "English" compared to when speaking with my friends. When speaking to friends who's only hobby are playing video games is a different language then when speaking to other friend's about sports. And speaking to the opposite sex (sometimes) is totally different then speaking to the same sex, depending on the situation. In the end, it depends on how a person is raised and the environment he/she grew up in, to determine how he/she speaks. When I speak, it just depends where and who I'm speaking to.
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ReplyDeleteHey Ben, I enjoyed your post a lot. I like the analogy you used about being a sponge. I can relate to that statement because, I think mostly people are influenced by their environment, not just one aspect but all areas of their life. You seemed to put thought into what you wrote and I appreciate that. Good work.
ReplyDeleteIt is true that may not influential you. If you don't use the words that people speak; however, their people will be influential because what they hear are went to be cool. For me, I my use slang language because I hear some word are be more formal to them in their background.
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