Listening Exercise
Vocabulary:
dissimilar: (adj.) different, not alike
tongue: (n.) language
have nothing to do with (something): (v.) have no relationship or connection with
persist: (v.) endure; continue despite difficulty
inferior: (adj.) of lower quality or value
court testimony: (n.) statements given by a witness in a court
gatekeeper: (n.) something that controls access to something, allowing some to enter but not others
vernacular: (n.) the local/regional variation of a language, usually related to the spoken and casual language
cast A as B: (v.) portray A as B.