Dialect/Accent
Posted By: is dropping? on 2008-05-28
In Reply to: I meant...... - EvaEv
I don't honestly know what you are getting at here. You state:
--In your mind if I say that Indians are intelligent, this makes me in your eyes an Indian? I know that a lot of people read these comments, but still they cannot detect my 'dialect'. I think you mean 'accent'. --
I have no comment on intelligence. I am saying that I realized mid argument regarding pro-Indian ownership, or Indian offshoring, that you are, indeed, of Indian origin somewhere along the line. I still stand by that. I know I am right. That is not an insult at all, either, unless you are ashamed. It is what it is. Dialect is not a bad thing, as you seem to be interpreting. Dialect = a form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group. Or, discourse, a way of speaking -- Here, too, the word peculiar is not a bad word. English has many such double-meaning words. Peculiar can mean strange or odd, but it also means -- belonging exclusively to, or particular. So, you do have a particular dialect, and that fits an Indian dialect. Yes, I can pick that up from reading your posts. That is what I do for a living. An accent is something that is heard, auditory. I could pick up your accent if I heard you speak. Some people can completely drop their native accents, yet the way they format their words, or enunciation, or any number of things gives away their country of origin. Canadians, for instance, will often say what sounds like ABOAT, as in -- a boat -- when they mean the word ABOUT. That is an accent. I could never pick that up from writing. People from areas like the midwest and northern US pronounce words differently than the NE or the south. Roof is pronounced RUFE in the northeast, but RUFF, like a horse hoof, in midwest and upper states by Great Lakes. Dialects. Dialect can be seen, as in writing, and heard. No harm or offense intended. I obviously understand that you would be more trusting of someone or something from your origins, which is 100% understandable. I envy you for that trust based on knowledge. Me, I am afraid. And my fear is not just blind fear. My fear is 100% justifiable, because those I fear have said they would eliminate me. So, me fear is justified. Big difference. But to argue with you is pointless, as you have different life experiences than the US MTs. That's my hypothesis, and I'm sticking to it! 
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