For people of colour in the UK, certain spaces are more comfortable to exist in than others. If you walk into a pub and you are the only person of colour in there, you might feel the need to make ...

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?

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Curiosity expert improving engagement, innovation, and productivity. Have you ever noticed how your voice, word choice, or even ...

For many black people, “code-switching is a performative expression that has not only helped some thrive in mainstream culture, it has helped many of us simply survive.” PICTURED: Two colleagues ...

You'd never chat to your boss in the same way you speak to friends in the pub, that's just common sense. But changing how you speak and act around different groups of people happens a lot and can ...

What exactly is code-switching? Many of us may do it and not even realize it. Others may have never heard this term before, and some others may not acknowledge it as a real thing. Usually groups in ...

People of colour have always felt pressure to hide their personal identities in professional environments. Now, virtual work has complicated code-switching even more. When Danielle Vinales, a ...

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 ...