"Mother Tongue" 3434 unread replies.3434 replies. Two questions concerning Tan's variety of Englishes. In paragraph 2and again in paragraph 21, Tan refers to “all the Englishes I grew up with.” How does she classify these various “Englishes”? Name each that you see and tell me how it is different from either Standard English or the other Englishes she knows. Building on Tan's point of many Englishes, how do all the variations of English we use every day shape our culture today? Think about your own life. Don't you speak differently to different people? I do. One way at home, another with my parents, another with friends, another at work, another with strangers. How do you speak differently in different settings? What does that say about you in particular or us as human beings? Each deserves its own full paragraph.

Which sentence best describes the biased way the author approaches this topic? boars = bacon. and gammon, chops, sausages and feel your salivary glands begin to tingle at the thought of your teeth sinking into that first tender mouthful, and you will be half way towards a sensible attitude towards these creatures. they’re pigs. porkers, hogs, swine, if you will. they dig up people’s gardens, occasionally attack their dogs, spread disease and generally cause a nuisance. in culinary terms, they’re no different to cows or sheep or any of the other feeble-minded, four-legged frolickers which, in various pasties, pies and other assorted pastry cases, end up on our steaming plates on a daily basis. low in fat but high in deliciousness, by eating a wild boar you aren’t depriving poor little peppa and george of a long-lost cousin, but rather reaffirming your god-given position at the top of the food chain. if a boar could eat you it would, thus i say we should return the favour with interest. so say no to the misty-eyed squealers and man up, tuck in and pig out!

Determine the meaning of the word *propel* using the context clues in the sentence. wind power is the ability to capture the wind in a way to *propel* the blades of wind turbines. a) to move slowly b) to urge onward c) to stop from moving d) to drive, or cause to move, forward

Which two sentences in this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich reflect the author's belief that russia's rising middle class was unable to express genuine emotion?