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"Codeswitch" I'd Heard the Term before but I Never Understood what it Meant. Now I Know. I was Raised aged 5 to 14 in Cincinnati, Tri-State Area. Moved to Johnson County, KS. Had a Hell of a time Un-Learning, not putting "You Know" Many times into a Conversation. Now as a Navy Spook I Started My Career in Hawaii so Hawaiian "Pidgin" I have No Problem Following and I've Lived in London for 3 Years so I easily slipping into a London Accent, I've been Known to do! LTC Eugene Chu Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Maj (Join to see) MSgt Steve Sweeney MSG Stan Hutchison MSgt Michael Bischoff SSgt Richard Kensinger 1SG (Join to see) PO1 Tony Holland PO1 Brian Austin SGT Charlie Lee SP5 Dennis Loberger CPL LaForest Gray SrA John Monette
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This type of thing happens all the time. I worked hard in my teens to rid myself of any vestiges of a southern accent. I dislike it and think it makes people sound less intelligent.
My boss at MITRE was also from Arkansas. We lived in Colorado, though, and he hadn't lived in Arkansas for almost 3 decades at that time. I could tell when he had visited Arkansas, though, because the twang hung around for a bit even after he was back in CO.
One of my girlfriend's former co-workers is black and changed her accent to sound more professional when answering the phone at work. Her mother called and didn't know it was her at first, but then asked her why she was "using her white girl voice".
Some people are just trying to make a mountain out of a molehill.
My boss at MITRE was also from Arkansas. We lived in Colorado, though, and he hadn't lived in Arkansas for almost 3 decades at that time. I could tell when he had visited Arkansas, though, because the twang hung around for a bit even after he was back in CO.
One of my girlfriend's former co-workers is black and changed her accent to sound more professional when answering the phone at work. Her mother called and didn't know it was her at first, but then asked her why she was "using her white girl voice".
Some people are just trying to make a mountain out of a molehill.
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SP5 Dennis Loberger
I moved from Illinois to Arkansas. At first I had a little difficulty adapting to the colloquial term, pont was pint or paint. Coke is a generic term for soft drinks. Fixin is not repairing anything. After being there for a while, I slipped in Arkansan. After being gone for a while and returning, I slipped right back into it.
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SP5 Dennis Loberger - The accent isn't as prevalent in the more urban/suburban areas any longer. You won't hear it as much in Central and Northwest Arkansas. Get out in the sticks and you'll think you are at a hillbilly revival. Listening to some of our legislators on the news is like fingernails on a chalkboard.
I was in a Kroger in my hometown and the cashier asked me where I was from. I told her that I was born in this city. She said "you don't sound like it." I thanked her for saying that.
I was in a Kroger in my hometown and the cashier asked me where I was from. I told her that I was born in this city. She said "you don't sound like it." I thanked her for saying that.
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I watched this yesterday. It’s to appeal to an audience. Ryan MacBeth does this same since his original New Jersey accent conveys improper stereotype.
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The Spook Who Sat By The Door (1973 Film) | The Same As You, I Guess SCENE | Movieclips
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V1 : https://youtu.be/YV4dGs6e12U?si=1hEb-aSgyALQqJRJ
V2 : https://youtu.be/ZgP9Wkb5NLE?si=d3Oh-wqr90fmeGoi
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Code Switch how to survive in a white world :
1.) Code-Switching Is Not Trying to Fit in to White Culture, It’s Surviving It
Code-switching is an age-old practice that is familiar to many Black people—and people of color—in the United States. Though when sociolinguist Einar Haugen coined the term in 1954, it was to describe language alternation, or the mixing of two or more languages, or dialects. Albeit, the practice had been known since the early 20thcentury.
In the ’70s, the phenomenon gained traction in African-American spaces—academic and otherwise—to describe the relationships between people of color—particularly Black people—and the colonial other. In the text, Language and Interracial Communication in the United States: Speaking in Black and White, George B. Ray describes African-American code-switching as “a skill that holds benefits in relation to the way success is often measured in institutional and professional settings.”
SOURCE : https://www.yesmagazine.org/opinion/2019/12/17/culture-code-switching
2.) Black employees are code switching at work because and many believe their careers depend on it. The past few years has seen heightened awareness about diversity in the workplace, the importance of valuing cultural differences, and the idea that every employee should be able to bring their “whole self” to work.Feb 1, 2024
IAAAAASUVORK5CYII=https://fortune.com › 2024/02/01
Black workers code switching believe their careers depend on it - Fortune
SOURCE :
https://fortune.com/2024/02/01/black-workers-code-switch-more-fear-career-implications/
V2 : https://youtu.be/ZgP9Wkb5NLE?si=d3Oh-wqr90fmeGoi
V3 : https://youtu.be/zCQ5zAPz_3c?si=VS5jC5x2xVPa8RRG
Code Switch how to survive in a white world :
1.) Code-Switching Is Not Trying to Fit in to White Culture, It’s Surviving It
Code-switching is an age-old practice that is familiar to many Black people—and people of color—in the United States. Though when sociolinguist Einar Haugen coined the term in 1954, it was to describe language alternation, or the mixing of two or more languages, or dialects. Albeit, the practice had been known since the early 20thcentury.
In the ’70s, the phenomenon gained traction in African-American spaces—academic and otherwise—to describe the relationships between people of color—particularly Black people—and the colonial other. In the text, Language and Interracial Communication in the United States: Speaking in Black and White, George B. Ray describes African-American code-switching as “a skill that holds benefits in relation to the way success is often measured in institutional and professional settings.”
SOURCE : https://www.yesmagazine.org/opinion/2019/12/17/culture-code-switching
2.) Black employees are code switching at work because and many believe their careers depend on it. The past few years has seen heightened awareness about diversity in the workplace, the importance of valuing cultural differences, and the idea that every employee should be able to bring their “whole self” to work.Feb 1, 2024
IAAAAASUVORK5CYII=https://fortune.com › 2024/02/01
Black workers code switching believe their careers depend on it - Fortune
SOURCE :
https://fortune.com/2024/02/01/black-workers-code-switch-more-fear-career-implications/
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