Question
Read the excerpt from "Mother Tongue"
Just last week, I was walking down the street with my mother, and I again found myself conscious of the
English I was using, the English I do use with her. We were talking about the price of new and used furniture
and I heard myself saying this: "Not waste money that way." My husband was with us as well, and he didn't
notice any switch in my English. And then I realized why. It's because over the twenty years we've been
together I've often used that same kind of English with him, and sometimes he even uses it with me. It has
become our language of intimacy, a different sort of English that relates to family talk, the language | grew up
Which best summarizes the central idea of the excerpt?
O Nonstandard forms of English are most appropriate with family.
O Standard forms of English can create connections betygen people
O Nonstandard forms of English can create connections between people.
© Standard forms of English are not appropriate to use with family.
Answer
Nonstandard forms of English can create connections between people.