Identify two recent/specific personal examples of times when choice of language led to positive and negative results in your own interpersonal relationships.
[Each example should illustrate a different issue with language.]
For each situation, cite the person(s) involved, the place of the occurrence, the situation, and the language used.
Then identify the type of language (sexist, racist, powerful or powerless, ambiguous, abstract, euphemism, relative words, evaluative language, etc.) and note
the results of each incident.
How did language play a pivotal role in these experiences?
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