Ruth Speaks English

question 30

Multiple Choice

Ruth speaks English. However, when she visited a different region of the country, everyone laughed at her because of her speech. It was obvious that Ruth spoke with a different

• A) standard.
• B) encoding.
• C) dialect.
• D) informal grammar.

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