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"Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, full of observation and imagery. That was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed things, made sense of the world."

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"And when the doctor finally called her daughter, me, who spoke in perfect English -- lo and behold-- we had assurances the CAT scan would be found, promises that a conference call on Monday would be held, and apologies for any suffering my mother had gone through for a most regrettable mistake."

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

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And the reader I decided upon was my mother... I wanted to capture what language ability tests can never reveal: he intent, her passion, her imagery, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.

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"Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all - All the Englishes I grew up with."

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My mother has long realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on the phone to pretend I was she.

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"Its my mothers tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, full of observation and imagery. That was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed things, made sense of the world."

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"Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all -- All the Englishes I grew up with."

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"Fortunately, I happen to be rebellious in nature and enjoy the challenge of disproving assumptions made about me."

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"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."

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"It's my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, full of observation and imagery. That was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed things, made sense of the world."

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"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."

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Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, full of observation and imagery. That was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed things, made sense of the world.

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"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."

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"It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it (her mom's language) other than "broken," as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked certain wholeness and soundness".