[mcg1969]

The point is this, Conspirator. Whether you like it or not (and I, frankly, do), there is a single vernacular in American professional culture, and that is English spoken with a reasonably neutral accent. It is not leftist newspeak to suggest that people must learn this language in order to be successful, whether they are Vietnamese, Russian, or Appalachian.

[Zionist Conspirator]

The point is this, Conspirator. Whether you like it or not (and I, frankly, do), there is a single vernacular in American professional culture, and that is English spoken with a reasonably neutral accent. It is not leftist newspeak to suggest that people must learn this language in order to be successful, whether they are Vietnamese, Russian, or Appalachian.

I'm not opposed to everyone knowing standard English (which is a rather recent concept, btw). I just don't want to destroy the legitimate heritage of the various dialects and accents that people have had for hundreds of years. Does this bother you?

I'd avoid folklore anthologies if I were you.

[ThanhPhero]

people must learn this language in order to be successful,

Not quite the case. It is a fair generalization but I know doctors and lawyers with accents. If your abilities are only average for the profession you are entering then it would very much be an advantage to speak grammatical Standard English. Those accents that do not dispense with proper grammar and construction do much better in the professions than those that have a debased structure. Ideally one's sound should not take a listener's attention from one's message and that works everywhere for Standard English and it works for the grammatically correct regional accent of the doctor setting up shop in the region whence he arose.