WHY NOT USE STANDARD ENGLISH ALL THE TIME? Standard English is an idealised variety that constitutes a set of norms associated with intellectualism‚ professionalism and prestige adopted by the educated speakers of English. As it is of a prescriptive nature‚ it constitutes what is deemed as the ‘correct’ use of grammar and vocabulary and often found in formal registers of language. Whilst it is most recognisable in written texts‚ Standard English also appears‚ though more variably‚ in spoken modes
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“Water of life”. This is a famous Christianity word that reflects how important water is to our life. As we know‚ most drinkable water comes from the river‚ thus making river the main sources of potable water. However global warming is getting more and more serious nowadays causing a global rise in temperature and melt the ices at mountain’s peak. In the book ‘Pillar of Sand’ by Sandra Postel‚ Postel says that major Asia’s rivers like Ganges‚ Indus and Yellow river depends on the snowpack mountains
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Why not use Standard English all the time? Standard English is a powerful tool that one can take and use from the arsenal of English Language; it is the benchmark that other “varieties” of English measure itself against and also allows us to form effective communication between communities and people that have different ways of speaking. The other “varieties” of English all fall under the category of nonstandard English‚ which is defined as “not conforming in pronunciation‚ grammatical construction
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(2004). The Stories of English. New York: The Overlook Press. David Crystal’s book immediately grabs your attention through the characters placed around the table. The images give the illusion of historical men drinking wine‚ smoking pipes‚ and discusses important matters of the time. The caption bubbles are the foreshadowing of what’s to come. The introduction states that there are actually two introductions‚ due to the two stories the book investigates: “Standard English “and “Real Stories”.
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quotes. organize your essay in a clear and logical manner‚ including an introduction‚ body‚ and conclusion. use well-structured sentences and language that are appropriate for your audience. edit your work to conform to the conventions of standard American English. Use any of the tools available to you‚ such as the Checklist‚ Spellchecker‚ or Graphic Organizer. Passage: Theme in Literature A theme is the main message a reader can learn about life or human nature from a literary piece
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The linguistic situation in Scotland has been dominated by Scots and Scottish Standard English‚ where Scots is a descendant of Old English and SSE is a compromise between Scots and southern English. Scottish Standard English has been formed since 17th century as a result of contacts between Scots and British English. Scots and SSE are distinguishable from each other more than any other pair of English standard/vernacular varieties (Johnston‚ 2007: 110). However‚ there is still no general agreement
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gh Ashley Juliana Mrs. Kay Honors English IV 30 September 2012 Major Effects on Declining Owl Populations Many animals around the world are struggling to survive. Many of these struggles come from human interactions. Owls are one of those animals. They are rarely seen by humans but things that humans need to survive affect them in many ways. Three major effects on declining owl populations are loss of habitat‚ pollution‚ and hunting. Background There are about 205 different species
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Staying Alive in a Declining Economy Stephen Brooks Liberty University Abstract In 2007‚ the United States was officially declared to be in “recession.” Incomes had drastically reduced; prices had significantly increased; and businesses had begun to collapse. In order for businesses to stay alive in declining conditions they had to revamp their marketing strategies. They have had to adopt more focused marketing campaigns. In addition‚ companies had to streamline their hiring process to focus
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The book THE GREAT GASTSBY shows mainly the common phenomenon ‚which is the flourishing economy with moral value declining. In this case‚ the book left impressive image in different social class and stress the cool reality by the different characters of the novel figures. Actually it stated the fact that most people only run after the dream of the booming of economy and wealth and forgot the growth of moral valve for a person.Therefore people did not care anything but money ‚and became more and more
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