make fun of their accent by correcting them? if so why?
Linguistically speaking there's no right or wrong accent. We know that most of us right away use stereotypes with people that have different accent than us.
2007-07-16 15:50:20 · 45 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
No I'm not a racist it just that when I was a teen people (meaning my ex's dad) would make fun of my accent and my ex would correct me in front of people and I would hear other people talk about my students now how they have a Mexican accent and make fun of it.
2007-07-16 15:56:15 · update #1
Hi Eris,
You yourself have put the right answer: 'Linguistically speaking there's no right or wrong accent'
To tell you the truth, sometimes the 'accent' adds a lot to speaker's being attractive. If the one who makes fun of another's accent speaks the other language, they will sound the same.
BUT, to be correct, if we are teaching someone, we have to try to help the learners, as much as possible, with the right accent; and we have to be strict with grammatical rules.
2007-07-16 20:31:53 · answer #1 · answered by hy003002 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. Why would you make fun of someone because of the way the speak. They probably think you talk funny because to them you have an accent. Not to mention there is no right or wrong accent so it would be wrong to "correct" them.
2007-07-16 15:54:41 · answer #2 · answered by Nell 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Of course not... that would be rude.
Occasionally, if I can't understand them.... I ask them to repeat something they've said.... but never corrected them.
I love to ask people where they are from.... I love to hear the different accents....
My mother-in-law is very sensitive about her accent though... she would be embarrassed if someone said, "nice accent... where are you from???" So I should probably reconsider how asking people that question might feel....
Usually we end up in a wonderful conversation about their country of origin.... but I guess I do run the risk of hurting someone's feelings.
Like I said, I would never attempt to correct something that isn't broken.....
2007-07-16 15:55:15 · answer #3 · answered by bored at work 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think it depends on you as a person (morals and respect for others) and also if you are the minority or the majority.
I'm currently living in Chile of South America so I'm the person with the different accent and I'm the minority. When friends speak English with me I don't correct their pronunciation, unless it is really bad, simply because of my respect for them.
2007-07-16 16:05:12 · answer #4 · answered by grengita bonita 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't make fun of people's accents. If I'm speaking to a spanish person, yeah, I'll speak spanish to them, but, they're race doesen't mean that they're different, so I talk to them like anybody else.
2007-07-16 16:03:59 · answer #5 · answered by boom 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I never make fun of anyone's accent. That's not nice.
2007-07-16 15:53:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I love people with accents, and no i don't correct them..i wish i had an accent, australian or english would sound awesome.
2007-07-16 15:53:11 · answer #7 · answered by ףαdy Đuchess× 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No, I've never corrected anyone except my own children. That's insulting and it's a put down. I would not tolerate that for a minute. And when I get angry I sound very Southern so god help anyone that plays that game with me.
2007-07-16 15:54:45 · answer #8 · answered by wwhrd 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Depends who they are. If I'm talking to my friends who are from the south (I'm from PA), I won't correct their accents beacuse thats just how they talk. If I'm talking to a coworker who is from Romania, who has trouble with her English prononciation, I will correct her, only because it helps her pick up the language.
2007-07-16 15:54:33 · answer #9 · answered by Jim 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't. I only correct them if they ask me if they are saying something correctly or not. I've too often seen children of adults of other races correct their parents harshly for not speaking correctly and thought that they deserved to be slapped for doing so.
2007-07-16 15:55:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋