Chapter 8-Communicating Verbally

 One of the most interesting parts of my day comes from going outside and listening to the conversations that go on around me. I don’t mean in an eavesdropping manner, but just as background noise. It adds something to the day in a way. One of my favorite reasons for that is how it allows me to freshen up my understanding of the dialects in my town. Dialects are essentially when people speak a particular language and add a little uniqueness to it that stems from a deeper part of their culture (ch. 8, pg. 205). To me, learning about dialects provides me with what I love the most: knowledge. I love to learn about new things, regardless of how important it is. You could tell me a fact about how a certain food is made and I’ll feel better than I did before because I learned something. Anyways, one time when I was out and about, a conversation really caught my attention. They were speaking English, but many of the words said were unfamiliar.  It affected me so much that when I went home, I had to go online and look up what the words meant. It’s awe inspiring how words kind of materialize out of the blue.