“Of course there are big differences in length and character and vocabulary, but each level has its particular pleasures when it comes to the words one can use and the way one uses them.” WayCharacterUseBigsCoursesDifferencesPleasureLevelsParticularLengthVocabulary Author:Margaret Mahy
“All my life, people have made fun of the way I speak. I guess because a lot of my vocabulary is made up of things that other people say. I started making fun of them and imitating them and now that's how I speak.” PeopleWayMadeSpeakFunVocabularyImitating Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“This African American Vernacular English shares most of its grammar and vocabulary with other dialects of English. But it is distinct in many ways, and it is more different from standard English than any other dialect spoken in continental North America.” WayDifferentAmericaShareStandardsAfrican AmericanVocabularyGrammarNorth AmericaDialectContinentalVernacularStandard English Author:William Labov