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Old 06-08-2004, 11:29 AM   #85 (permalink)
Cynthetiq
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Originally posted by Kewpie Dan
yes, but what is the situation? are you an employer in an interview setting? if that is the case then yes, it would not be wise to speak in ANY type of slang.

but is this a social setting, a party, a co-worker on the factory floor? if it is, then why is there a need to speak formal english? and why would we think any less of someone if they do not speak formal english?

communication is important, but the quality of the idea is just as important. bullshit is still bullshit, even if it is said well.

we cannot totally write someone off because he/she cannot speak english as well as we do (or think we do). there are too many mitigating factors at play to make a blanket generalization.
I'm of the opinion that meeting people is ALL the time. I get jobs from people that I meet at parties and other functions. Obviously if I'm sitting at the park, maybe I could see that, but quite honestly, if you are on the golf course? Oh right that's the whiteman's game right? Of course not.

And the mitigating factors are easily written off... it's called First Impression and I don't get a second chance at making a good one.
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