Which of the following is NOT an example of code sensitivity?
A) When visiting with a group of Native Americans, you notice that silence is valued over talk.
B) When talking to someone who does not know your language well, you avoid jokes, sarcasm, and irony because you know they are difficult to understand in another language.
C) When talking to someone from China, you point out to him that you have trouble understanding his words because he has difficulty pronouncing the English letter T.
D) When talking to someone who is not a native speaker of your language, you avoid colloquial expressions like "what's up?" that you do not literally mean.

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Option C is not an example of code sensitivity because it focuses on the speaker's difficulty in pronouncing English words, rather than on cultural or linguistic differences that affect communication. The other options all involve understanding and adapting to different codes or norms of communication in order to facilitate understanding between people from different backgrounds.

Which of the Following Is NOT an Example of Code