My initial reaction to the text was that I understood the situation about dialect/ forms of language because I see things similar to this in my everyday life. People speaking different forms of English whether its “formal/nonformal/professional and etc. I see people getting judge by others because of the way they choose to speak and talk. I think something Young and Lyiscott have in common is that they both understood the situation and incorporated how they felt about it in their writing. My main takeaway of the video was that everyone may have different abilities to speaking but many find their own more comfortable to speak and it’s completely normal to be confident or speak however you want. In the text, my main takeaway was it being mentioned dialects aren’t such a big deal and everyone has their own, and it shouldn’t matter to anyone else wherever you decide to use it. Whether it be at home, school, or work. 

I think both Young and Lyiscott use unconventional strategies for conveying their messages by giving their opinions to the audience. Then allowing the audience to have room to think and reflect on their opinions after reading or watching their piece to realize what they believe in. I think the two connect to each other very well because one talks about dialect while the other talks about forms of English. So it’s a very similar concept to each other. For me, I think the video was very powerful and grabbed my attention. It stood out to me because It was a video/illustration so I was able to physically see and hear the speaker at the same time allowing me to feel the message being delivered more. Rather than reading off of a text, I think I agree with the authors, people should be able to say what they want in whatever dialect or form of language they wish. Because speaking is a form of expression and people form impressions and meet other people with their voice first. So they should be allowed to use what they can and want to use.