What I know about dialects is that everyone has one. Dialects differ in different parts of the country. There are even minor differences in dialects in different parts of the same state. Dialects differ depending on cultures. People sometimes make assumptions (stereotype) you because of your dialect. People in the North and South have the most distinct dialects. I imagine that the diversity in dialects within the United States stems from the people who first …
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…cNeil 143). Change in the grammar and diction of a language is natural, and English is always confronted with changes. Among them are the use of slang, clipped word endings, and new dialects. Some Conservatives do not like changes because they claim that Standard English is a perfect language; they do not want to corrupt it. Others simply do not like change. Neither group of Conservatives has any new arguments, and nothing to fear from change.