... 'real' language used in society, it makes the film more realistic and enjoyable. However, although the language is informal Derek's language seems to alter when with Sara being white, than with his friends who are black. An example of this is when Derek speaks to Snookie he says 'Why you sweatin' me Snookie?' whilst he speaks to Sara in Standard English. Whilst thinking of his black friends though, he inadvertently switches to his original way of speech. When he reflects on the past of Malakai and him, he says 'I woulda been guilty as him if they had caught me.' (Extract 1) Whereas in Standard English that statement would be 'If they would have caught me I would have been as guilty as him.' - changing the order of the verb and the noun in the statement. He also speaks of his friends as m'boy (extract 1) which is abbreviated ...

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