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sam.t96

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Difficulties in communication can arise even between two people who ostensibly
  speak the same language. Although both New Yorkers and Londoners speak English,
  there are enough differences between American English and British English to cause
  communication miscues. Speakers of English on opposite sides of the Atlantic often use
  different words to refer to the same thing. To illustrate, Londoners put their trash in a
  dustbin, not a garbage can; they take a lift, not an elevator; and they live in flats, not
  apartments. To further complicate matters, the same word used in England and the United
  States can convey very different meanings. For example, in England the word homely (as
  in the statement I think your wife is very homely) means warm and friendly, not plain
  or ugly; for the British, the phrase to table a motion means to give an item a prominent
  place on the agenda rather than to postpone taking action on an item, as it means in the
  United States; and a rubber in British English is an eraser, not a condom. These are just
  some of the linguistic pitfalls that North Americans and Brits may encounter when they
  attempt to communicate using their own versions of the same language.
  A student who summarizes the article in just three sentences is operating on which level?
 
  a. Level 1: Remembering
  b. Level 2: Understanding
  c. Level 4: Analyzing
  d. Level 5: Evaluating
  e. Level 6: Creating

Question 2

The language you use should fit your readers' age and educational background.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false



debra928

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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

true



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