Using Appropriate Language(PPT)复习课程.pptVIP

Using Appropriate Language Southerners: reckon (think, suppose) People in Maine invite their Boston friends to come down rather than up (north) to visit. New Yorkers stand on rather than in line for a movie. Using regionalisms only when appropriate Slang: Many students start out pretty together but then get weird. Revised: Many students start out with clear goals but then lose their direction. Using slang only when appropriate Mixed diction: According to a Native American myth, the Great Creator had a dog hanging around with him when he created the earth. Revised: According to a Native Amer