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I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect.
—“Mother Tongue,” Amy Tan
ANSWER ON EDGENUTY
I KNOW THIS FOR A FACT
WHEN I WAS GROWING UP
I WAS ASHAMED
I BELIEVED
THAT IS, BECAUSE