Ruby's English Lang Blog

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/apr/23/how-do-you-pronounce-scone-answer-says-a-lot-english-language-day-shakespeare-birthday It is not a matter of being posh, or thinking you are posh...It is more a matter of where you grew up Our language continually reshapes itself though very often we detect changes, we really don't understand why they have taken place The idea horrifies some English language teachers but at the end of the day we have to accept that words and their pronunciation are flexible and changeable They are not fixed entities to be enshrined in stone https://tmrwmagazine.com/accentism-birmingham/ Baratta reports that people often feel as if they have to flatten out their accents to escape judgement but simultaneously feel ashamed at this betrayal of their self-identity it's difficult to foster any kind of pride in our accents when everyone - even academia - keeps telling us how disgusting we sound. As a society, we need to recognise the eff...

http://englishlangsfx.blogspot.com/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qtnz https://www.theguardian.com/media/mind-your-language http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/english/as-and-a-level/english-language-7701-7702 http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/english/specifications/AQA-7701-7702-SP-2015.PDF http://englishlangsfx.blogspot.co.uk/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000mk0  Word of Mouth by Michael Rosen Bold=quote Multicultural London English (MLE) is more than just slang. Its a way that all young people from multicultural backgrounds speak 'Queen's English', more traditional. Other MLE users may not be able to judge whether someone else is MLE if they use this type of speaking People's accent can be a barrier for communication Media and musicians have popularized MLE People who speak MLE do not refer to it by that name. The term MLE is used by linguists. Some people call it Londonese etc. Linguists call it MLE to stress its an immensely multili...

The writer has an obvious bias which is established early on in the article. She writes 'what the hell is Superdrug playing at?'. This rhetorical question not only lets the reader know she disagrees with Superdrug's decision but it also mirrors the thoughts many readers will have when learning this news. It is effective as it allows the reader to reflect on their own views on the event. As well as using bias to portray her opinion, the writer uses a professional opinion to emphasis she is not alone. The expert opinion she uses is from 'medical director of NHS' who says cosmetic procedures can be ' "a crisis waiting to happen" '. The use of a professional opinion allows the reader to see another view which is very similar to her own, almost as if she is trying to convince the reader to share her views. The writer considers that some products in Superdrug are already damaging to people's self esteem as she writes there is 'a darker side t...