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"Fortunately, for reasons I won’t get into here, I later decided I should envision a reader for the stories I would write. And the reader I decided on was my mother, because these were stories about mothers. So with this reader in mind—and in fact she did read my early drafts."

I like the part when Amy due a book for people with no a fluid English, because people like Amy's mom can't express themselves fully as their language is limited.

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I have a similar problem which her mom, my English is not fluis something when I speak with someone I can't say complete sentences or the other person not understand what I try to said.

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My English, no is good and fluid.

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Is a good experience but sometimes is hard because you need take decisions, you need learning new language, culture, traditions.

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I liked line 8 since she decided to help her mother and more people who cannot speak English well by writing a book in which they learn faster.

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 manuela orrego “It has become our language of intimacy, a different sort of English that relates to family talk”.  I chose this quote because just as Amy, my dad and I use  “broken english” too, and that’s one of the ways we communicate. In a way is fun to have our way of speaking english because it belongs only to us.

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 manuela orrego “It has become our language of intimacy, a different sort of English that relates to family talk”.  I chose this quote because just as Amy, my dad and I use  “broken english” too, and that’s one of the ways we communicate. In a way is fun to have our way of speaking english because it belongs only to us.

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manuela orrego I think that when Amy says “the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and in restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her”, is something that i can relate with her because many times neither me or my dad were given the respect or services that we deserved. Only because of the “broken English” we spoke.

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manuela orrego I think that when Amy says “the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and in restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her”, is something that i can relate with her because many times neither me or my dad were given the respect or services that we deserved. Only because of the “broken English” we spoke.

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manuela orrego                                                         At school the English I speak is more formal than when I am with my friends, also I feel like with my friends it doesn't really matter if i make a mistake because i'm not going to be judged but somehow at school or public places I feel like if don't do it correctly or perfect people are not going to respect me.

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manuela orrego                                                         At school the English I speak is more formal than when I am with my friends, also I feel like with my friends it doesn't really matter if i make a mistake because i'm not going to be judged but somehow at school or public places I feel like if don't do it correctly or perfect people are not going to respect me.

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I knew I had succeeded when my mother finished reading my book and side: “ So easy to read”

I liked it because in the end she felt successful knowing that her mother read the book.

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manuela orrego                                                  I think it means that when someone go to another country they become strangers in a strange land, because in many cases we dont know the language of the country we’re going to which makes us feel even more like strangers.

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manuela orrego                                                  I think it means that when someone go to another country they become strangers in a strange land, because in many cases we dont know the language of the country we’re going to which makes us feel even more like strangers.

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I do not speak English perfectly but I heard broken English on the street and it is very different from simple English

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There is nothing related to me
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A part that is similar to hers is that I, like her mother, do not understand English very well and I do not know how to speak clearly since there are times that it is difficult for me but I make an effort to learn it by reading books or movies in English.

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Right now I can't speak English

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I don't speak English perfectly

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It means to be somewhere else that maybe you don't know

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It must be very bad since people speak behind your back, even make fun of or treat you badly since you do not speak their language or criticize you for being a foreigner.

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I like him it was last week and he realized that the mother spoke broken english "Because i like it because it will help the mother not to use type of english "

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Quote: “I wanted to capture what language ability tests can never reveal: her intent, her passion, her imagery, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts. Apart from what any critic had to say about my writing, I knew I had succeeded where it counted when my mother finished reading my book and gave me her verdict: “So easy to read.”

Why I chose it: I chose it because in the end she could see something god and started writing in all the types of English that she grew up with.

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The line I like is “I am someone who has always loved language. I am fascinated by language in daily life.”I like this line because it’s true that English is an amazing and incredible language that we have to study more deeply.

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“The fact that people in department stores, at banks, and in restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.”

I feel identified with this line because many times when I go to the store or the mall, no one helps me, they just leave. So this makes me feel insecure when I speak English.

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I really like the line “It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than “broken,” as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness.” because it reflects the author’s education, decency, respect, understanding, empathy, sympathy, and that she tries not to be offensive.

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The formal English in the school, in a store, mall and other places who need respect.

The informal English just with my friends and a little bit with my family.

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A part of Amy Tan’s experience with her mother that is similar to mine is that my mother and I cannot speak the English language correctly, my mother only knows some sentences which she uses in her work, while I can speak a little more but with limited English like Amy Tan's mother, we know that because in the text line 27 it says “ My mother has long realized the limitations of her English as well.” It shows that Amy's Mom has limitations in her English like my mom and me.

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I would answer this question by saying that "stranger in a strange land" means a new experience full of difficulties and it could also be an experience of positive things depending on the type of people.In a positive aspect for a person is when the person likes to travel, new experiences and new nationalities it would be a beautiful experience, while on the one hand it is difficult in the language part since writing, pronunciation is somewhat difficult.

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I think that strange in a stranger land refers to don't knowing the place where she is and not being from that place ; in the story what language and how adapted it.

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I like the lines where it says, “the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and in restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her” (par 4 lines 6-8) I chose this one because this is something that happens to a lot of people that just came to this country, and it has to change because we need to have empathy and know that we were immigrants that didn’t know English either.

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Quote: “Just last week, as I was walking down the street with my mother, I again found myself conscious of the English I was using, the English I do use with her.”

Why I chose it: Because she realized the type of English she used with different people or situations, the englishes she learned.

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When I am at home my grandma needs help with technology stuff like in the text, “When I was a teenager, she used to have me call people on the phone and pretend I was she. In this guise, I was forced to ask for information or even to complain and yell at people who had been rude to her.” (Par 5 line 2-4) this describes how when we are teenagers and we know more about technology we need to help older people who didn’t have access to this before.

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I’m fascinated by language in daily life”.

I like it because I also find language fascinating and how powerful it can be, it’s our way of communicating.

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One similar experience I’ve had as Amy Tan, is to answer and talk on the phone pretending to be someone else.

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I speak like two types of Englishes that are a formal when I speak with my teachers and parents and like a street English when I speak with my friends li in text, “Not waste money that way.” It has become our language of intimacy, a different sort of English that relates to family talk, the language I grew up with.” (Par 2 Line 2-6)We can see that like her, we talk in a different way with different people.

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I speak formal and informal English, I use to speak formal English when I’m with adults I don't know much, and I use to speak informal English with a person I know better and with my friends and family.

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I Like the lines 6-7 because in this short story she told about that she lost money for her english. Then with a better English she call again to get her money back.

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I Like the lines 6-7 because in this short story she told about that she lost money for her english. Then with a better English she call again to get her money back.

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(6 My mother was standing in the back whispering loudly, “Why he don’t send me check, already two weeks late. So mad he lie to me, losing me money.”

7 And then I said in perfect English on the phone, “Yes, I’m getting rather concerned. You had agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn’t arrived.” Anthony M.

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I think that being a stranger, in a stranger land is perhaps the situation of immigrants in differents countries, they are people who are getting to know new cultures, new ways of living, it is something they are not used to, that is why the say they are stranger.

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I think that it means that we can be in a place or be doing something new that for us can be difficult to be or learn, so we cannot limit ourselves to learning and always knowing a little of everything to be ready for whatever is coming.

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“I have described it to people as broken or fractured English.”because my family used to make fun of me when I speak English.

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As an immigrant, in Amy Tan’s story the situation of her mother who has “broken” English is similar to mine, she says: “the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and in restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her. "  And it has happened to me, there are times when people pretend not to listen to me and that sometimes makes me feel bad, disappointed and a little bit angry. No one should go through that.

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Quote: "It has become our language of intimacy, a different sort of English that relates to family talk, the language I grew up with."

Because when I came to the USA I didn’t know how to speak with different people and I want to be respectful with the old people.

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When I am with my friends I speak informal English but in the school I try to speak formal English because are many teacher there.

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When I am with my friends I speak informal English but in the school I try to speak formal English because are many teacher there.

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Lizeth Garcia

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I’d say a “Stranger in a strange land” is someone who is living in a place they didn’t know, or a place different from the place they come from. "I am a writer. And by that definition, I am someone who has always loved language. I am fascinated by language in daily life. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language—the way it can evoke an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all—all the Englishes I grew up with."

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My English, no is good and fluid

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Experiences.              Jeffry Jimenez

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Experiences.              Jeffry Jimenez

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1) One experience that Amy Tan and I have in common is that even though we don't know much English, we try to get people to say things.

2) One different experience we have is that people understand what they are saying but pretend they don't.

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whe she says she gotta pretend to be her mom 

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whe she says she gotta pretend to be her mom 

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I like the line nine "I knew I had succeeded when my mother finished reading my book and said: “So easy to read." because she became successful.

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I like when Amy Tan’s say “
I decided to write stories for a reader like my mother, because these were stories about mothers. So with this reader in mind—I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the “simple”English I spoke to my mother, the “broken”English she used with me.” I like this because she write a story’s in two English for what her mom understand.

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it feels weird because sometimes people ingnore you 

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it feels weird because sometimes people ingnore you 

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What part of Amy Tan's essay the same as your experience?
In one part Any wrote that her mother asked her to call to the bank and that look like what happened to me.
What part of Amy Tan's essay is different from your experience?
I am not speaking good the English because speaking little English

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when Ami was posing as her mother when they spoke to heron the phone   keydi 

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when Ami was posing as her mother when they spoke to heron the phone   keydi 

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First question                                     Jeffry Jimenez

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First question                                     Jeffry Jimenez

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Quote: My mother has also realized the limitations of her English for a long time. When I was a teenager, she used to make me call people on the phone and pretend I was her. I had to talk on the phone and say in a teenage voice, "This is Mrs. Tan."

Why I chose it: I chose this appointment because I like how the mother was able to accept that her English was not perfect but at least she tried and she can also be the cruel people who had to ask her son for help to speak for her.

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the part where she gotta talk on the phone in her moms place because that is something that a lot of us go trough

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the part where she gotta talk on the phone in her moms place because that is something that a lot of us go trough

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Is same when Amy Tan’s say “ people in department stores, at banks, and in restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.”
There are people who ignore you because your English is not the best.

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I think this part: "she used to have me call people on the phone and pretend I was her." because when someone comes to my house my mom wants me to be there to translate.

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I don’t speak English perfectly

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At first is scare but it’s exciting as you know new thing, new places, new food and new people.

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’’I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language”I chose it because I really know the power of the language because with it we can do many things, such as making a person do something for us, or that this person is with you and supports you in everything, whatever happens,  among other things.

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‘’When I was a teenager, she used to have me call people on the phone and pretend I was her.” This part connects with me since sometimes I have to help her translate certain things to my mother and even people to whom she does not understand.

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I speak two types of English, one that is formal, which I speak at school or in public places, I do all this out of respect for those people and the other is that I speak with my friends which is a mixed English between Spanish and English, which is more like for me to speak.

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This means that travelers or immigrants sometimes arrive in new unknown places which are totally different from the cultures, traditions and language that they knew from their native place.

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My favorite line in the essay is “ my moms “limited” english limited my perception of her”. It is because it shows how powerful the language is . As we cannot get into someone’s mind to read their ideas and thought, so what do says, how  they talk and kind of words they uses in conversation help us to get an ideas of that person.

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Paragraph 8 , line 7 to 9 . " I wanted to capture what language ability tests can never reveal: her intent, her passion, her imagery, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts."
I like this line because it illustrates , how the writer thinks about her mother and speaks so fondly of her " broken " english .

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I can resonate with the parts in the para 5, “ ...I was forced to ask for information…”  because my mom and elders in the family used to ask for a translator or to ask them when taking a phone call in english.

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“When I was a teenager, she used to have me call people on the phone and pretend I was she.”

I chose this line because it reminds me of me because I usually help my mother when she does not understand something in English.

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Paragraph 4 line 1 and 2 " I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. "I relate to the writers story , in which i also come from an immigrant family and my dad's english wasn't perfect and i used to be ashamed .

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I speak the same english that I speak in school, out side and at home. But I do speak English little bit carefree when not speaking in school.

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"I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language—the way it can evoke an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth."

I like this line, because she explains everything that English or some other language represents. Like the feeling, the thoughts and the intentions, like she said "The power of language".

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The part that our mothers learn to speak a more informal English is similar because it is difficult and in certain things such as calls or speaking with someone in person, our parents may turn to us to help with more correct English.

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I speak formal english when i'm at school or doctors appointment , I also speak New York slang when i'm with my friends and respectful english when i'm at home .

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“When I was a teenager, she used to have me call people on the phone and pretend I was her.” i chose this quote because I can relate to it and I have done the same thing with my mom.

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“I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the English I spoke to my mother, which for lack of a better term might be described as “simple”; the English she used with me, which for lack of a better term might be described as “broken”.”

I feel identified with it, at the moment that the author says I began to write stories using all the Englishes. In.  For example when I am speaking with someone I don't find the correct word to express myself, and often I speak English with missing words, incomplete or just simple English.

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" fact that people in department stores, at banks, and in restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her."

In my perspective, I've had some difficulties with English, particularly when I first arrived in this country, but I decided to never stop learning, and now I speak multiple languages.

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I speak two types of English, my most common is an English clear or formal, because I always use it in the school. The second one is an English New Yorker, which I speak with friends or with my cousins.

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I usually speak formal English in places like school, serious places, or with people we respect, also an informal English that is used in the street with friends because it is a casual English or friends and less serious.

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“When I was a teenager, she used to have me call people on the phone and pretend I was her.” As an immigrant, that quote is similar to my experience because helping my mom with her English was normal for me after coming here because I usually go to her appointment with her to translate and talk instead of her.

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Means that you are a foreign, and this land is strange for this foreign. Also when you are new in a place, you have learn the language, the traditions and the culture.

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I generally speak polite English with my elders/parents, regular English with my siblings and friends, and a little bit of street English with my bffs or close friends.

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For me it means that you are in another place and different things are used that you tend to use as the language, it is difficult to get to another place and feel strange for not speaking that language perfectly because it is not your native language and it is confusing.

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“It has become our language of intimacy” I felt identified with these lines because I also use a different language with my mother and not in English it’s Spanish we change words.

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My favorite line on the essay was “ I later decided I should envision a reader for the stories I would write. And the reader I decided on was my mother”
This quote is my favorite because I like how she didn’t hesitate to pick her mom as her reader, meaning she was only worried about her mom’s opinion.

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“Stranger in strange land” means that person who is in a land is new and they have no information about the place. It means like when you are in a new country, you feel strange in that country and that country feels strange to you.

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It implies that when someone leaves their own nation and travels to a new country for the first time, they will undoubtedly feel like a stranger. It's the sensation of being on the outside looking in or being distinct from others.

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When she says “she used to have me call people on the phone and pretend I was she.”because sometimes my mom doesn't understand so she asks me to please speak for her. One point in favor is that we have very similar voices.

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I usually speak two Englishes, the slang one with my friends and the formal one in school.

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I speak two different Englishes: formal for school and informal with my friends because I have more trust with my friends since we are of almost the same ages but with the teachers you have to speak with more respect.

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For me, being a “stranger” in a “strange land” means to visit new places that you don’t know, and that nobody inside those places knows about you.

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“Not waste money that.” Because it makes me think about my mom who always tells me not to waste money on useless things.

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The different “Englishes” I speak are formal and informal. Formal in places like school, and informal with my friends, because I can express more freely with my friends, while in school I have to talk showing respect.

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I speak  speak respectful English at home and at school. And I speak  informal English with my friends.

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I speak  speak respectful English at home and at school. And I speak  informal English with my friends.

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Erdem-Undral
“I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language- the way it can evoke an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth.”
I like this quote because I became more active for reading things last two years. So I agree how words can make you feel by just a single word and it lets you think and imagine.

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my favorite line is “I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say.” because i do agree and I do think some people don’t treat us the way it should because of our english limitations.

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My favorite line was, “I’ve heard other terms used, “limited English,” for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including people’s perceptions of the limited-English speaker.” (3ʳᵈ paragraph, 6-8)

I find this quote interesting because it shows how people categorize English learners as something limited. But in reality, English learners are improving day by day and trying their best to communicate their thoughts better in a foreigner language. Also, people who categorize English learners as “limited English '' aren't better than anyone, these learners will be able to speak two different languages and feel better about themselves.

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I think the similar experience is hearing our parents speaking "broken English".

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As an immigrant, a part of Amy Tan’s experience with her mother is similar to mine is when I have to help my parents translate something in English because they don’t understand English at all.

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I speak Malaysian English with my friends and family.

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I think it means people in a new place and having new experience.

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“When I was a teenager, she used to have me call people on the phone and pretend I was she” this experience is similar to my experiences since most of the times my mom or someone at home gets a call I have to help them with the english (mostly my mom)

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Quote: “ I knew I had succeeded where it counted when my mother finished reading my book and gave me her verdict: “So easy to read.”-Paragraph 9

Why I chose it: I chose this line because I like how she decided that the best criticism she could receive is from her mother, which was the center of the story.

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Quote:

I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly, her thoughts were imperfect

Why I chose it:

This is my favorite part because sometimes we think that the little we know is nothing, when in reality it is not because little by little we are learning a language that is not ours, that is, new knowledge and we are ashamed

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the line that I liked was  I knew I had succeeded when my mother finished reading my book and said: “So easy to read .”
Because the mother learned to speak English completely.