The Revolving Dialect

Blog #5

Dialect is all around us. The difference in dialect can be in pronunciation, grammar usage, and conversation style. I, like many English learners have different dialects. I have a different dialect for the word "ballet" and "buffet." I just don't seem to let the silent sounds at rest. I tend to pronounce every sound in the word, and every time a different word comes out. On Thursday as I was teaching my after school students I spoke a different dialect. I was trying to say that a sweeter option for a snack is a banana because they are sweeter. Instead I said something closer to "sweater." My students laugh because they hear sweater. Right away I notice my mistake. My difference in dialect is influenced by many social barriers.