This week in English we are study the history of the English language and the different languages we use in our daily lives. The more I study the English language the more I start to discover how many different language I speak in my life. For example my father is from the British Virgin Islands, so he has an island accent and sometimes uses strange phrases. For example when someone does something crazy or stupid he might say “are you got in your head” which means why did you do that, are you stupid? Another place I use a different language would be at the salon. Whenever I get my hair done I might use words or phrases like touch up, relaxer, hot comb, edges, kitchens, press, or naps. And whenever I text my friends I use a lot of acronyms like omg, lol, g2g, brb, gtl, fml, and lmao. On my mother’s side of the family they speak pig Latin, usually when they speak in pig Latin it means they don’t want me or anyone else to know what they are talking about. One day I hope to learn how to actually speak pig Latin so that I will be able to understand what they are talk about.
English: Blog 11
This week in English we are study the history of the English language and the different languages we use in our daily lives. The more I study the English language the more I start to discover how many different language I speak in my life. For example my father is from the British Virgin Islands, so he has an island accent and sometimes uses strange phrases. For example when someone does something crazy or stupid he might say “are you got in your head” which means why did you do that, are you stupid? Another place I use a different language would be at the salon. Whenever I get my hair done I might use words or phrases like touch up, relaxer, hot comb, edges, kitchens, press, or naps. And whenever I text my friends I use a lot of acronyms like omg, lol, g2g, brb, gtl, fml, and lmao. On my mother’s side of the family they speak pig Latin, usually when they speak in pig Latin it means they don’t want me or anyone else to know what they are talking about. One day I hope to learn how to actually speak pig Latin so that I will be able to understand what they are talk about.
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It's very interesting that we use different types of English around different types of people. That's really cool that your dad is from the British Virgin Island's. :D
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