Comments on: How much does a person’s accent mean to you? http://www.educationuncensored.com/featured/how-much-does-a-persons-accent-mean-to-you Educating the World - One Person at a Time Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:04:28 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: manu@organic chemistry http://www.educationuncensored.com/featured/how-much-does-a-persons-accent-mean-to-you/comment-page-1#comment-505 manu@organic chemistry Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:09:44 +0000 http://www.educationuncensored.com/just-wondering/how-much-does-a-persons-accent-mean-to-you#comment-505 We should always behave properly with one and every one whether he/she is five year or eighty year old.Age won't be a matter. We should always behave properly with one and every one whether he/she is five year or eighty year old.Age won’t be a matter.

]]> By: Ruby@education homeschooling http://www.educationuncensored.com/featured/how-much-does-a-persons-accent-mean-to-you/comment-page-1#comment-94 Ruby@education homeschooling Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:52:50 +0000 http://www.educationuncensored.com/just-wondering/how-much-does-a-persons-accent-mean-to-you#comment-94 Would be pleased to help, if you can get it to me early. We've got flu at our place this week, so best to get things done early in case I end up either half-comatose or wiping too many drippy bottoms & noses to get anything done :P I hate "snuck" too! It's actually sneaked into the dictionary now & everything! I'll be looking for a message from you, and good luck with everything! It's another big week for you. Would be pleased to help, if you can get it to me early. We’ve got flu at our place this week, so best to get things done early in case I end up either half-comatose or wiping too many drippy bottoms & noses to get anything done :P

I hate “snuck” too! It’s actually sneaked into the dictionary now & everything!

I’ll be looking for a message from you, and good luck with everything! It’s another big week for you.

]]> By: jareason http://www.educationuncensored.com/featured/how-much-does-a-persons-accent-mean-to-you/comment-page-1#comment-93 jareason Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:51:03 +0000 http://www.educationuncensored.com/just-wondering/how-much-does-a-persons-accent-mean-to-you#comment-93 aww thanks. That helps my feelings because telephone communication is the most difficult outside of the written word. I do try hard to "check" myself in my written word. My dad's best friend was an English teacher and she didn't mind correcting my grammar anywhere and everywhere. She was my 10th grade English teacher too..I think fo a while I used words like "ain't" and "gunna" or "gonna" and "Idunno" just as rebellion tactic. Now, when I say "aint', I usually throw in a bunch of other terribly inappropriate words just so folks know that I am aware that "I ain't gunna never make it o'er yunder befer sundown" is really not a good phrase. But, sometimes it's necessary just simply the nature of my how my life unfolds. That said, I appreciate your confidence in me. And, naturally, I have a favor. I am awaiting the info as to whether I should do a short handout with bullet points or plan to use the over head projector and my power point stuff. If I can get my behind in gear and get over being sick, will you proof read it for me? I promise I won't wait til midnight Friday night or worse yet, noon on Saturday (my session is at 3 on Saturday). I am doing a Twitter Focus group tomorrow night, did the #gno tonight and I have 2 medical tests scheduled tomorrow but I am canceling one of them. I am going to let them continue the scavenger hunt for my liver but hopefully I'll have slide or handout ready before bed tomorrow night...do you mind looking it over when it is finished? Thanks for the vote of confidence, wait, I've already said that but I mean it, I really really mean it! BTW I did not proof this, leaning on you to read between the lines (but, my personal pet peeves are their, they're, there and brung, why our teachers let our kids get away with saying, "I brung my lunch today"... it's like finger nails on a chalkboard and finally another one that makes me cringe but for some reason it seems to sneak through the newpaper media as well as the local news media is the word "snuck". Every time I hear it or read it, I yell "snuck? SNUCK? Snuck is not a word people you did not snuck in anywhere you sneak and you sneaked but you did not snuck" Ok stepping off my soapbox- remember no proofing though, sorry aww thanks. That helps my feelings because telephone communication is the most difficult outside of the written word. I do try hard to “check” myself in my written word. My dad’s best friend was an English teacher and she didn’t mind correcting my grammar anywhere and everywhere. She was my 10th grade English teacher too..I think fo a while I used words like “ain’t” and “gunna” or “gonna” and “Idunno” just as rebellion tactic. Now, when I say “aint’, I usually throw in a bunch of other terribly inappropriate words just so folks know that I am aware that “I ain’t gunna never make it o’er yunder befer sundown” is really not a good phrase. But, sometimes it’s necessary just simply the nature of my how my life unfolds.

That said, I appreciate your confidence in me. And, naturally, I have a favor. I am awaiting the info as to whether I should do a short handout with bullet points or plan to use the over head projector and my power point stuff. If I can get my behind in gear and get over being sick, will you proof read it for me? I promise I won’t wait til midnight Friday night or worse yet, noon on Saturday (my session is at 3 on Saturday).

I am doing a Twitter Focus group tomorrow night, did the #gno tonight and I have 2 medical tests scheduled tomorrow but I am canceling one of them. I am going to let them continue the scavenger hunt for my liver but hopefully I’ll have slide or handout ready before bed tomorrow night…do you mind looking it over when it is finished?

Thanks for the vote of confidence, wait, I’ve already said that but I mean it, I really really mean it!

BTW I did not proof this, leaning on you to read between the lines (but, my personal pet peeves are their, they’re, there and brung, why our teachers let our kids get away with saying, “I brung my lunch today”… it’s like finger nails on a chalkboard and finally another one that makes me cringe but for some reason it seems to sneak through the newpaper media as well as the local news media is the word “snuck”. Every time I hear it or read it, I yell “snuck? SNUCK? Snuck is not a word people you did not snuck in anywhere you sneak and you sneaked but you did not snuck”

Ok stepping off my soapbox- remember no proofing though, sorry

]]> By: Ruby@education homeschooling http://www.educationuncensored.com/featured/how-much-does-a-persons-accent-mean-to-you/comment-page-1#comment-92 Ruby@education homeschooling Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:37:38 +0000 http://www.educationuncensored.com/just-wondering/how-much-does-a-persons-accent-mean-to-you#comment-92 Jerri Ann, honey, I think your accent and dialect are quite charming! You put people right at ease with your warmth, and there was no problem at all understanding you when we spoke (other than the interference on the phone!) I'm a bit of a language snob, if I can admit that here. It bothers me when people misuses words in speaking ("infer" for "imply") or in writing ("there" or "they're" for "their") and yes, at one time I would have cringed to hear someone say a word like "ain't." The thing is, I've found over the years that dialect makes language more colourful, gives it an extra dimension. When a person speaks in dialect it's fun! Just like folks lapsing into bilingual or multilingual sentences. I quite like it. And I find too, that a person's education comes through despite any communication issues - even when talking to someone whose first language isn't English. Don't censor yourself. you have a wonderful, giving personality & it won't come through if you're trying to talk like someone else. I think the place to take care that you're using a more "standard" English is in any handouts or other written materials you use during your presentation. Spellcheck & get someone who doesn't speak your dialect to proofread. You're going to be great! Ruby Jerri Ann, honey, I think your accent and dialect are quite charming! You put people right at ease with your warmth, and there was no problem at all understanding you when we spoke (other than the interference on the phone!)

I’m a bit of a language snob, if I can admit that here. It bothers me when people misuses words in speaking (“infer” for “imply”) or in writing (“there” or “they’re” for “their”) and yes, at one time I would have cringed to hear someone say a word like “ain’t.”

The thing is, I’ve found over the years that dialect makes language more colourful, gives it an extra dimension. When a person speaks in dialect it’s fun! Just like folks lapsing into bilingual or multilingual sentences. I quite like it. And I find too, that a person’s education comes through despite any communication issues – even when talking to someone whose first language isn’t English.

Don’t censor yourself. you have a wonderful, giving personality & it won’t come through if you’re trying to talk like someone else. I think the place to take care that you’re using a more “standard” English is in any handouts or other written materials you use during your presentation. Spellcheck & get someone who doesn’t speak your dialect to proofread.

You’re going to be great!
Ruby

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