There’s nothing pretentious about having a firm grasp of your native language. Stop dumbing down society so you can feel better about having a 2nd grade reading level.
How many people with ADHD have been lambasted for being a “mush mouth” or someone that relies on filler words too much? Some of us took that to heart and developed more succinct communication styles.
A big part of communication is learning to modulate your language registers. If you speak like a scientic paper is written when talking with your friends, people look strange at you.
Also, sometimes simpler communocation is just more effective communication
I guess we are missing context from this tumblr post. Code switching is important depending on the group you’re with, but if I’m with adults, I expect that mature adult fluency in English is okay.
There’s nothing pretentious about having a firm grasp of your native language. Stop dumbing down society so you can feel better about having a 2nd grade reading level.
How many people with ADHD have been lambasted for being a “mush mouth” or someone that relies on filler words too much? Some of us took that to heart and developed more succinct communication styles.
A big part of communication is learning to modulate your language registers. If you speak like a scientic paper is written when talking with your friends, people look strange at you.
Also, sometimes simpler communocation is just more effective communication
I guess we are missing context from this tumblr post. Code switching is important depending on the group you’re with, but if I’m with adults, I expect that mature adult fluency in English is okay.