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? asked in Family & RelationshipsFamily · 6 years ago

would you get mad at your kid for using slang/accent that everyone uses?

so where i live we have slang/accents that everyone uses like for example instead of saying "My mam went to the shops" they'd say "me ma went to the shops" but I only used one or two slang words and my mam would get mad at me for it, she almost grounded me over it is that reasonable? oh also she didnt even ask me to try "stop" it but its not my fault im catching the slang where i live :P (btw my family is semi-posh -.-)

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  • ?
    6 years ago
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    I mean, I wouldn't get too mad. But I'd encourage him not to.

  • justa
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    I'd say "My mother went shopping", but I'm an American.

    My daughter used to say "So she goes", when she meant "so she said'. I used to make fun of her for it and she hated that, so she wouldn't use it around me. Eventually she stopped using it altogether.

    Your mother understands that the way you speak now will affect you for the rest of your life, its the first thing people will notice about your mind and your education. You certainly can 'un-learn' slang, and cuss words too, in this country the worst words are used so often they lack any real meaning.

    Semi-posh or not, proper English will stand you in good stead in the future. She is doing the right thing for you, try and respect that.

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