read the excerpt from \mother tongue.\

just last week, i was walking down the street with my mother, and i again found myself conscious of the english i was using, the english i do use with her. we were talking about the price of new and used furniture and i heard myself saying this:
ot waste money that way.\ my husband was with us as well, and he didnt notice any switch in my english. and then i realized why. its because over the twenty years weve been together ive often used that same kind of english with him, and sometimes he even uses it with me. it has become our language of intimacy, a different sort of english that relates to family talk, the language i grew up with.

which best summarizes the central idea of the excerpt?

nonstandard forms of english are most appropriate with family.
standard forms of english can create connections between people.
nonstandard forms of english can create connections between people.
standard forms of english are not appropriate to use with family.

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read the excerpt from \mother tongue.\

just last week, i was walking down the street with my mother, and i again found myself conscious of the english i was using, the english i do use with her. we were talking about the price of new and used furniture and i heard myself saying this:
ot waste money that way.\ my husband was with us as well, and he didnt notice any switch in my english. and then i realized why. its because over the twenty years weve been together ive often used that same kind of english with him, and sometimes he even uses it with me. it has become our language of intimacy, a different sort of english that relates to family talk, the language i grew up with.

which best summarizes the central idea of the excerpt?

nonstandard forms of english are most appropriate with family.
standard forms of english can create connections between people.
nonstandard forms of english can create connections between people.
standard forms of english are not appropriate to use with family.

Accepted Answer

# Brief Explanations:
1. Analyze the first option: The excerpt focuses on non - standard English creating a connection (intimacy) with husband, not just appropriateness with family in general. So this is not the best summary.
2. Analyze the second option: The English used here is non - standard ("Not waste money that way"), not standard. So this option is incorrect.
3. Analyze the third option: The non - standard English ("different sort of English") is used between the author and her husband, and it has become a "language of intimacy", which means it creates a connection between them. This matches the central idea of the excerpt.
4. Analyze the fourth option: The excerpt does not say that standard English is inappropriate with family, it just talks about the non - standard English used with family (mother) and husband. So this option is incorrect.

# Answer:
C. Nonstandard forms of English can create connections between people. (assuming the options are labeled A, B, C, D with C being "Nonstandard forms of English can create connections between people")

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