English 101 daily language paper
Hope M. Terris
English 101
3/21/14
Me, Myself, and I
One of the few things that I and most people do on a regular basis, is speak multiple languages. From day to day conversations with family, friends, and coworkers we speak multiple languages and we don’t even realizing it. Now I am not saying that everyone starts there day off speaking English and transitions into Spanish followed by Italian. I mean the way we speak from person to person is different and that difference is like a different language. Some of the different languages I speak would be, at home with family, out with friends, and the way I speak to the members of my raiding guild on wow, and yes I mean speak because we use a voice chat system called Ventrilo that allows us to do this.
When I am at home with my family the way I speak is much different than in other situations. I tend to speak to my elders with a sense of reverence, especially my grandmother who is like the monarch of the family. When speaking with my grandmother I always try to pay close attention to every word she says because it’s some time difficult to understand her with her Italian accent. She always seems to understand me though, even when I mutter a complaint under my breath about doing the dishes. My grandmother is one of those people who demands respect without ever uttering it. When speaking to her you may be speaking down because she is a tinny old lady, but you would never dare to “speak down” to her. Nor would she ever deserve that seeing as she has a heart of gold. Talking to my siblings on the other hand is more like talking to my friends in a social engagement, anything goes.
When I’m out with my friends we tend to have some loose lips. All of us are respectful enough at work or home but when we get together we tend to over embellish the freedom of knowing we won’t be judged. My friend Brian and I seem to take this to the extreme, with an exuberant amount of sexual, and racial jokes
English 101
3/21/14
Me, Myself, and I
One of the few things that I and most people do on a regular basis, is speak multiple languages. From day to day conversations with family, friends, and coworkers we speak multiple languages and we don’t even realizing it. Now I am not saying that everyone starts there day off speaking English and transitions into Spanish followed by Italian. I mean the way we speak from person to person is different and that difference is like a different language. Some of the different languages I speak would be, at home with family, out with friends, and the way I speak to the members of my raiding guild on wow, and yes I mean speak because we use a voice chat system called Ventrilo that allows us to do this.
When I am at home with my family the way I speak is much different than in other situations. I tend to speak to my elders with a sense of reverence, especially my grandmother who is like the monarch of the family. When speaking with my grandmother I always try to pay close attention to every word she says because it’s some time difficult to understand her with her Italian accent. She always seems to understand me though, even when I mutter a complaint under my breath about doing the dishes. My grandmother is one of those people who demands respect without ever uttering it. When speaking to her you may be speaking down because she is a tinny old lady, but you would never dare to “speak down” to her. Nor would she ever deserve that seeing as she has a heart of gold. Talking to my siblings on the other hand is more like talking to my friends in a social engagement, anything goes.
When I’m out with my friends we tend to have some loose lips. All of us are respectful enough at work or home but when we get together we tend to over embellish the freedom of knowing we won’t be judged. My friend Brian and I seem to take this to the extreme, with an exuberant amount of sexual, and racial jokes