Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost. Photos: Getty) (Photo: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost. Photos: Getty) Sit around the dinner table with two ...

Have you found yourself altering how you speak when you find yourself in a more formal situation? Do you tone down your accent or stay away from words that may only be known in the area you are from?

Code-switching is not a sign of confusion or language deficiency. Linguists view it as a complex, intelligent response to living in a multilingual environment. While Filipino and English are the ...

You’re reading Gen:Blxck, a series exploring Black culture, history, family and identity through the generations. Sit around the dinner table with two or three generations in many Black British ...