My entire life my little brother and I have always been corrected on our grammar from my mommom. We would be having a random conversation and we use a word like “ain’t” then next thing you know my mommom starts correcting us. Throughout my entire life my mommom has always been correcting the way I talked because she always believed that I wasn’t talking properly. In this podcast my little brother and I share many stories that we remember of our grandmother correcting us. The stories are hilarious because there are so many unexpected things that my mommom would say that you wouldn’t expect.
It wasn’t even just my mommom that played a big role in the way I talk. Ever since I was young I had to help my nonna learn to speak english. She speaks broken English due to the fact that she moved to America from Italy back in the 60s. To this day she is still learning how to speak English fluently but it is harder than it seems especially when your entire life you had to basically learn a new language on your own. The best part is when Nonna just switches from English to Italian mid sentence because of the fact she doesn’t know how to pronounce a specific word. My nonna is one of the hardest working people I’ve ever met and even now at the young age of 74 she is still trying her best to learn how to speak English.
In today’s world there are so many different ways people talk depending on the area they were raised in. My little brother and I have been living in South Philly our entire lives. You can say we sound different to others when it comes to the way we talk. Growing up I never really had anyone say much to me about how I talk but ever since I started college I have had tons of people make a comment on how I sound. It doesn’t bother me but it is new to me because no one really mentioned anything about the way I talk. My little brother told me he has had people make comments on the way he talks too. To hear more of these stories from my brother and I, go check out my new podcast!!!!
