Many of these invisible boundaries subdivide large societies, and each boundary has two sides.
Our own dialects sets us apart from others, however we create a useless physical boundary just because we are different and think we are selfishly correct.
“Correctness” is based solely on a purist’s own notion of what is socially or culturally correct:
The ''correct'' way of speaking lies within ones own judgement. We all have a different notion of what is correct in language.
We can reject a person for the use of stigmatized language without feeling that we’re prejudiced against the person or their group. It’s just their language that’s unacceptable…right?
We all speak the same language, yet speak it and pronounce it so differently. The fact that we stigmatize and seperate each other even though we speak the same language seems a bit ridiculous. We all cannot sound the same.
Our language is both a tool for communication and a part of our personal image, like our physical appearance, behavior and belongings.
Language is key to being able to communicate and express yourself with others.
our appearance, speech, activities and associations — is perceived by others as an emblem of who we were
All of these outer factors affect our dialect, which then molds our identity as a whole.
“You say po-tay-toe, and I say po-tah-toe…”
Even though we may encounter arguments about language with other people (like this one), the way we speak is more of a personal thing. As long as we are able to understand each other, it should not matter. Gatekeeping ''proper'' English does not have to be a thing.