Is it okay to tease someone because of their "accent"? Is it like teasing someone because they can't spell well?
For instance, what if it's a teacher giving a spelling test and leaving out vowels? I mean, how does one say, "geometry" properly anyway? If someone were to say "jom-e-tree", would it be okay to giggle and/or correct them? I say, "gee-ah-me-tree". Am I correct? If the kids can spell it right, does it really matter? I'm just saying, I don't really know.
I had a Spanish teacher in 9th grade who struggled with a speech impediment. She had difficulty breathing when she talked, so her voice sounded kind of shaky. And here she was, teaching us how to "speak" Spanish. It was ironic.
My French teacher was a true Southern Bell and had the strong accent to go with it. She would say things like, "Bon-zhure claaase. Ko-mo tal-e vew?" I had 2 yrs. of French with her. I felt okay with my French. I never tried it out on a real French person though.
My kids say things like "maow-un" for mountain and "faow-un" for fountain. Where did the "t" go? It's a Utah thing. I tease them for talking like Utahans. "We are, Mom." they remind me. Oh yeah. Just because I'M not from Utah, I forget that they are.
For instance, what if it's a teacher giving a spelling test and leaving out vowels? I mean, how does one say, "geometry" properly anyway? If someone were to say "jom-e-tree", would it be okay to giggle and/or correct them? I say, "gee-ah-me-tree". Am I correct? If the kids can spell it right, does it really matter? I'm just saying, I don't really know.
I had a Spanish teacher in 9th grade who struggled with a speech impediment. She had difficulty breathing when she talked, so her voice sounded kind of shaky. And here she was, teaching us how to "speak" Spanish. It was ironic.
My French teacher was a true Southern Bell and had the strong accent to go with it. She would say things like, "Bon-zhure claaase. Ko-mo tal-e vew?" I had 2 yrs. of French with her. I felt okay with my French. I never tried it out on a real French person though.
My kids say things like "maow-un" for mountain and "faow-un" for fountain. Where did the "t" go? It's a Utah thing. I tease them for talking like Utahans. "We are, Mom." they remind me. Oh yeah. Just because I'M not from Utah, I forget that they are.
Wear Iy'm frum, they tawk lye-k the-ss. They eat their food with a "fo-work"- (two syllables) and create new words like "ain't" and "ya'll". So who am I to tease anyway?
