The term convergence caught my attention because I was surprised I practice it unconsciously all the time. Adler (149) explains the term convergence, and from the definition, the reader understands it as a situation whereby a speaker alters their speech depending on several variables such as setting, participants, purpose, setting, topic, and so on. Harwood (74) explains the essence of divergence in communication in details via the tenets of communication accommodation theory. Often, people from different language and cultural background try to alter their speech to increase communication efficiency with their audience. At times, the alteration is utilized when Continue reading...