1. Where do the people reciting "Mary had a little lamb" come from?

2. According to the people interviewed, who has a funny accent?

3. Do people in Tangier Island speak like other Americans? Does the man interviewed think they do? Do you think the man himself does?

4. Where are people said to speak very directly? And indirectly? Who are said to be bland in their speech?

5. One person interviewed discusses his Navy days. What is his point?

6. What regional vocabulary is heard in the deli?

7. What is a cabinet? A gumband? Who says "I know what is jambalaya"? Where are these words used?

8. According to the film, who are the biggest influences on children's speech?

9. What was the point of the scenes showing a New York woman saying farmer?

10. Why are different people who are all from Boston shown?

11. Who are the people called "uneducated" by the Southern woman?

12. Who is called a school girl? Why?

13. What was the name of the company on a moving van seen?

14. The film frequently shows examples of the prejudices directly or indirectly related to language. What are some examples you remember from the film? Have you ever encountered such prejudices elsewhere?

15. How would you define Standard English? What in the film could be used to support your definition?

16. What might critics object to in the film?

17. Do you think the various attitudes found in the film will be found in American society 30 or 40 years from now?