Many Forms of English

Growing up with Spanish being my first language, speaking English seemed a little hard at first. My parents spoke both Spanish and English to me. While my grandmother who took care of me only spoke Spanish to me. I feel that as I grew up, my English developed a little better and was able to speak it well. I have noticed that I speak a variation of English forms. For instance with my parents I speak a different way then I do with my friends and also at school. the different Englishes I use have made me who I am today.

My Parents were the first ones to speak English to me as well as other family members of mine. With them I speak Spanglish or in other words Spanish and English at the same time. I also speak to them an English that I can't describe because it is more of the way that I speak with my friends. For example with my mom I talk like this, "Hey mom como estas?" and with my dad its more like "What up yo." since my parents are young I feel that i speak to them as i do with my friends.

When I am with my friends though I feel I use cursing, while with my parents I don't. I am able just to express myself my friends because I know they get me. When I am mad that's when I use cursing and my friends know something is wrong with me. Because these are the people I trust with my problems that is why I talk to them the way I do. For example with my friends I say things like, "Hey what you been up to", or "For real." I feel that is the way i really get through to them.

I remember one day when I was so upset because my parents did something that just made me feel really bad. I called one of my friends named Shanti and I said to her, " Hey what you doing cause I freakin need your help" and then she said, "What happened?" I told her, "My freakin parents are killing me because they just wont freakin stop fighting." She said to me, "it's alright don't worry just ignore them cause my parents do the same thing sometimes." I felt that when she told me this that I was going to be okay because she understood my situation. These are the kind of things that help me and the English I use lets me communicate with my friends.

When I ma at school I feel that I need to impress my professors because like people say, "First Impressions Count." So I try so hard not to use words that I normally would with my parents or my friends. I always try to use proper words and not slang words. I sometimes even feel that if I don't use proper words, people around me are also going to make fun of me. I am always making sure that I don't sound dumb when speaking in front of my class or just when I respond to a question. Fro example I speak like this, "Well I believe that this is not true because." I find that speaking like this wont let me embarrass myself.

The Englishes I speak have helped me in life in all ways. I feel that by allowing myself to do this I can communicate with all the people in my life. English is very important for me and I feel that having learned this language has helped me a lot. I am glad that I use different English forms.