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While skimming through the article, “From outside, In” Barbara Mellix talks about different languages. When I say different languages I mean more of different types of slang words and accents. Mellix says, “When we spoke Standard English, we acknowledged that our customary way of speaking was inferior. We felt foolish, embarrassed, somehow diminished because we were ashamed to be our real selves. We were reserved, shy in the presence of those who ...