My Travel agenda “Travel for Culture”
Languages are constantly changing and English is no exception.
Nowadays in the Unites states of America you can see and hear clearances instead of discounts, pharmacy instead of chemist’s, bag - parcel, train - tube. The words from the textbook we teach in non-native schools in Russia are not already in use. This tendency in the language and culture science called evolution from the complex to the simple or from the private to the common. For example, though New York City (NYC) is a melting pot and has multilingual communities above mentioned words clearances, pharmacy, bag, train are widely used in the society. For example, CVS pharmacy.
Along with all this language evolution there is also transformation in culture and intercultural communication. Great variety of cultures in NYC came to the consensus to unite some customs and behaviors into one. For example, in the US you can return or exchange the things that don’t fit you. It is called Return & Exchange Policy (receipted and non-receipted returns). With a receipt, the store will accept returns of merchandise for exchange or full refund, by the original payment method within 7 or 30, sometimes 90 days of the purchase date. All merchandise must be returned in the original (“like new”) selling condition. Without a receipt (or receipted returns after 30 days), merchandise may be returned for an exchange only at the last sale price or the current selling price. In some supermarket fish, meat, bread, refrigerated or frozen item may be exchanged within 2 hours of purchase without receipt. Other items within 7 days without receipt.
Статья “Travel for Culture” посвящена развитию английского языка. Автор - Дашидоржиева Баирма Владимировна.
