Although
English is a universal language, we live in a country where there are 11
official languages, and you need to have respect for your classmates who speak
a different home language to you. Pronunciation is often a challenge, and it is
imperative that everyone in the class pulls together, rather offering help than
humor. Not everyone laughs as easily at their own mistakes as you may. Some
classmates were brave enough to speak in public in their second language, and
may make their mispronunciations their trademark.
A
good friend, John Basele, a classmate, is comfortable laughing at himself when
saying “wiff” instead of “with”. Being in the same class doesn’t mean having to
agree on every detail. As the poet Kahlil Gibran wrote, “Let there be spaces in
your togetherness”.
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