Post 14: Gee's "Literacy, Discourse, and Linguistics"

In paragraph 13, Gee argues that members of dominant Discourses apply "constant 'tests'" to people whose primary Discourse is not the dominant one. Later, he explains that members of dominant Discourses often pay close attention to how mechanically "correct"others' language is because these features are the "best test as to whether one was apprenticed in the 'right' place, at the 'right' time, with the 'right' people" (para. 25). What is Gee talking about here? Provide an example you have seen or experienced that illustrates what Gee is describing.

250 words on blogs before class Thursday.