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I am from Chicago where people use a lot of slang and talk very aggressively even when they aren't trying to be. I realized when I went to Tennessee to visit my grandma that they have a completely different way on how they talk and are a lot more formal compared to how it is in Chicago and they have a much more of a "country" accent and the people where I live have more of a urban accents.

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I am from chicago where people usually talk agressive so i have that very agressive tone when i talk. But with adults or professors i can be really polite and respectful ofcorse.

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I have two different friend groups at home. One up north near Algonquin, and then another in my hometown about half an hour west of Chicago. I've noticed that the friend group in Algonquin have more of country-like accents, while the other group near Chicago have a more urban accent. I've been able to notice this for quite sometime now and I've also noticed that I kind of switch off based on which friend group I'm with.

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When I'm with my friends I use very informal language, and to others our language could be seen as vulger and rude. It differs from my essay language, in my essays I write in a very professional manner.

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I am pretty good at noticing people's accents and difference in language. The time I noticed this most was when I vacationed in Tennessee last summer and everyone spoke with a strong southern accent and used words that we don't use in the Midwest.

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When I visit other places and here people talk I am aware of how outside influences may impact the way people speak. I became aware of this by talking to my grandparents who are from the south and how they grew up saying different things. They were taught different things in their original place of origin.

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My mom's side is from Virginia and my dad's side is from central Illinois. I found out the difference between the way they talk and the regional words that they say. My dad's side has the normal midwestern accent while my mom's side has more of a "country" accent.

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I am aware of how other people use language in a different way. How they use certain words or the manner in how they communicate with. I became aware of this when I had enough experience with multiple types of people in different areas. Mostly through travel and seeing people in different states of countries talk and interact with each other.

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My most natural way of using language is when I am around my friends and family. I feel comfortable speaking in a natural way around people I am already familiar with. In situations where I don't know anyone or when talking to someone of authority is when I don't feel comfortable speaking since I feel the pressure to speak in a more formal way.

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Part of my family is from southern states, and the other is from northern. The language difference has always been noticeable. Whether it is the accents, or specific words or sayings that they use.

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Question 1: I am aware of dialects and the different way people use language. I became aware of it at a rather young age because majority of my family is from the southern states.

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Yes, because people come from different places and are also raised a certain way and they say things differently and speak differently. I noticed when people who aren't from Chicago or when I visit another state they say that your accent is different or you sound like you're from Chicago.. but also my friends say that I talk country or like I'm from down south.

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Question 1: I am aware of dialects and differences in how people use language. I became aware of these differences probably in middle school when I met other kids from different areas and states other than northern Illinois, where I'm from. I realized that other people spoke differently from me, such as with accents or using different words than I would use.

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my parents grew up near Chicago and we still live near Chicago so I feel that I speak in the same way as my parents but I speak very different then my friends parents who are from springfield. So I feel the way we talk in my family vs hers is very different.

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I notice a difference in my language when I'm talking to my friends vs. when I'm talking to my family. Theres things that I talk about with my friends that I would never say to my family.

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my mom grew up in New York and has a slight New York accent occasionally. I've been told by some of my friends that I say some words differently because of where my mom grew up and how I heard her say these words.

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My family is from Galveston, Texas where it is very different from the Illinois area. The way you talk in both places matters due to the fact people will not understand you completely. In addition, talking to my friends I just say what is on my mind and don't really care about the grammar I put.

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I have some foreign exchange friends and you can definitely tell how their language differs. Lowkey its very contagious and I catch my self trying to mimic them.

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Question 1. I normally notice if someone has an accent or a difference in dialect very quickly. I find southern accents and dialect to be funny so usually I'll poke fun at it. It is also just crazy to me how different demographics across the country and even world call certain things completely different names.

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This is Mothman, a lovely West Virginian legend 

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My family in West Virginia has "country" accents. When I am talking to them, this accent and types of regional words come out. This is a pretty normal way of using language for me that I would sometimes feel self-conscious about when I was younger/ when I went out of state. Additionally, my language varies when I text friends vs. write a paper. I usually don't use complete sentences when talking to friends, and I am way less formal.