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How “Sounding White” Helps Get You Ahead—on Film and in Real Life - Slate Magazine


How “Sounding White” Helps Get You Ahead—on Film and in Real Life
Slate Magazine
Discrimination against people who speak English with a nonstandard accent or nonstandard grammar is called “linguistic prejudice.” Despite sounding relatively benign, it has a severe impact on people throughout their lives, starting in kindergarten and ...


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