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Just because I talk different doesn’t mean I’m stupid

December 16, 2019March 24, 2020 | Alicia

There are so many Englishes out there. If yours isn’t mainstream, you likely have been looked down on for your English, particularly if you have a strong “foreign” accent or a Southern accent. But here’s Josh Lucas, playing Jake Perry in Sweet Home Alabama, with a good reminder:

Honey, just cos I talk slow doesn't mean I'm stupid.

Alicia here!

Hi, I’m Alicia Brown, a graduate instructor of Introductory Composition at TCU.

Writing is essential to meet our core human needs: to communicate and to connect. I’m here to help you do that without fluff, without jargon, without dumb and constrictive rules.

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