Audience Adaptation
Monday, February 13, 2006
Alright, I admit it. I sometimes talk with an accent, a slang. And other times I do not. Sometimes I speak in Singlish, and Chinese too. Once in a while with an Indian accent but that's really just for fun. And sometimes I speak English just as an ordinary Singaporean does, grammatically correct, without a slang. Here's what irritates me: It freaking PISSES me off when people judge me because I speak with a slang. They find it offensive. It seems like the rational is that since he normally talks without a slang, then he suddenly talks with a slang, it stands that he chooses to talk with a slang. If he chooses to talk with a slang, then he chooses to do so because he wants to sound "sophisticated" or that he idolizes Western Culture so much he wants to imitate them. All this and a whole other slew of reasons. While I don't feel a need to justify it, I'll do it anyway because it'll make the post longer.
Justification: I DO NOT CHOOSE to speak with a slang. It just comes out. Where did I get it from? My childhood best friend was an American: Robert Devon O'Connell Fury. We spent so much time together I inadvertently picked up the accent. But that doesn't matter to you does it you biased prick? A slang doesn't mean I'm a poser you moron.
But truth be told, I don't know why I slang. It really just surfaces from inside of me. Maybe its audience adaptation. I do find that I radically change the way I speak when speaking to different people. Chinese with people who speak predominately chinese. (Duh) But even when I speak with the China man in my guild, the intonation of my chinese takes on a slightly different form. The way I speak English with different individuals vary a great deal as well. At the end of the day, I think its just a subconscious way for me to break down communication barriers with the people I am conversing with. I would say that it is generally much easier to talk to someone when you speak their language, no? When does the slang appear? Usually when I get really serious and want to articulate my point clearly and no I don't choose to do it and so for the love of God, just shut your face and don't tell me to stop doing it.
This is just a whine post. Sorry if I hurt your eyes.
Things on my mind:
Love
5 years
Valentine's
Financial Problems
Boobs that squirt cash
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