People sometimes use language in unique or unusual ways, and communication
may be helped or hindered when this occurs. For example, people sometimes
break the semantic, syntactical, or pragmatic rules of a particular culture by
replacing them with the language rules of another culture. Co-cultural memberships,
too, may encourage one set of words over another. More personal decisions may dictate the choice and structuring of words. Finally, a person might not
understand the communication context and use language that does not follow
normal pragmatic rules.