This week we read an interesting collection of articles that posed many questions about writing and how it should be taught in schools. In Vershawn Young’s piece (a rebuttal to Michael Fish’s article) Should Writer’s Use Their Own English? he writes in a more conversational manner to prove several points about writing and how it could be successful outside of the tight box of Standard English. Personally his piece took a little bit of time to adjust to–once I trained myself to picture a person talking to me instead of reading to me I was on the same wavelength with Young. One thing I noticed after reading his piece in its entirety is his ability to really make the words jump off the page or evoke emotion in his readers. I found that his non-traditional or informal use of transitions and commentary found a way to captivate the attention of the reader throughout the piece. I might even dare say that writing in the “traditional” or Standard English manner might not be able to achieve such reactions from the audience. What do you think-can you write the same witty and cunning piece in Standard English as you can in more conversational jargon?