In giving directions to your friend, you jokingly add "don't drive over the curb like you did during your driving test!" In adding this, you are using the _____ function of language.

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The personal function of language is used to express personal attitudes and feelings towards a particular topic or situation, and in this scenario, the speaker is displaying a humorous tone towards their friend's past driving test experience. The other functions of language (regulatory, instrumental, heuristic) are not applicable in this context.

In Giving Directions to Your Friend, You Jokingly Add "Don't