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Punctuation She said, “I’ll be at work by 8 am.” She said, I’ll be at work
Grammar Do you have that book? Have you got that book?
Pronunciation Vase /vas/ - sounds like VEYZ Vase / va:z/] – sounds like VAHZ
Culturally Sensitive and Bias-
Free Language
(Uychoco&Santos, 2018)
• Race and ethnicity
• Gender and sexual orientation
• Social class
• Age
• Disabilities
Race and Ethnicity
• Racism is a form of discrimination against a person or
persons of a different race. In general, it is best to
avoid identifying people by race or ethnic group. Race
is an emotionally charged topic, so it is best to tread
carefully with the language used and to refer to race,
as Patricia Arinto (2009) asserts in English for the
Professions, “only if it is relevant to what you have to
say.” Words that reinforce stereotypes and that imply
all people of a particular race or ethnic group are the
same should be avoided. For example, although the
assessment is positive in the sentence…
“Naturally, the Asian students won the math contest.”