Liz’s World

One of the things that the GED essay is scored on is called “EAE” … that stands for Edited American English. Basically, EAE is the normal grammar, spelling, use of words, and sentence structure that is taught in classrooms around the U.S. The idea of having a “standard” language is to make sure that writers in English can communicate with each other. Here’s one thing I’ve learned about language… we all speak and write a little differently. We’ve all lived in different areas, with different people, and different groups of people use language in slightly different ways. That’s how slang starts. Read the rest of this entry »