Idiolect - Conversation

On your blog write a conversation between yourself and a person with an entirely different idiolect. 20 lines. annotate for regional and social dialect, jargon, slang colloquial phrases.

Regional Dialect 

Social Dialect 

Slang / Colloquial Language/phrases



            IDIOLECT

   ME:                        PERSON 2

. Female                    . Male
. Teenager                 . Adult
. Canadian                 . American
. Black                       . Cafe-owner
. Student                    . African American



Me: Goodmorning, Mr. Reuben.

Mr. Reuben: Mornin' how you been child?

Me: I'm good thanks, how's business?

Mr. Reuben: for real, it's been driving me up the goddamn wall!

Me: How so?

Mr. Reuebn: No more customers, and that damn big fancy cafe down the street ain't helping one bit; like who the hell, names their cafe, McLean Cafe, they takin' it from them white dudes in that old group somethin' boys? Ha, nice.

Me: Maybe you need something new, like something on the menu?

Mr. Reueben: I may have to pass the buck or somethin' 

Me: No no no, umm... maybe sell your double-doubles with a free muffin.

Mr. Reuben: A what now?

Me: A double-double... oh a coffee with 2 cream and two sugar.

Mr. Reuben: I don't think that'll help, I screwed up when I decided to fire that damn advertising manager chick 

Me: Anyways, my mom sent me here to get her a blueberry muffin, with a small hot chocolate?

Mr. Reuben: That'll be 4 bucks. (How American's say 1 Dollar) 

Me: I'm short a loony ( How canadian's say 1 Dollar), can I pay you later?

Mr. Reuben: Nah sweetheart, its on the house. 

Me: Thanks Mr. Reuben, I owe you one.

Mr. Reuben: Say hi to your momma, and pops. 

Me: I will, bye Mr. Reuben.

Mr. Reuben: Bye now darlin' 

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