Definition: A type of discrimination that occurs when landlords, brokers, or other housing professionals make housing decisions based on what they believe a prospective tenant's speech or writing (for example, spelling, grammar, accent, or pronunciation) indicates about the prospect's race, national origin, or other protected characteristic.
Examples:
The broker didn't respond to Mary's e-mail inquiry because, based on her grammar, he thinks she was born outside this country, and he only wants to rent to "true-blood Americans."
