Originally posted by dingleberry
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Holy crap. Read this excerpt from the above linked article:
African-American English is "a systematic language variety, with patterns of pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and usage that extend far beyond slang," according to the website of the Center for Applied Linguistics, a Washington-based nonprofit organization that says it aims to improve communication through better understanding of language and culture.
"Because it has a set of rules that is distinct from those of standard American English, characterizations of the variety as bad English are incorrect," the center said. "Speakers of AAE do not fail to speak standard American English, but succeed in speaking African American English."
WTF? It has a set of rules? Really? Show me where the hell those "rules" are documented. I want to know what the "rules" are for ebonics.
And, for heavens' sake, we don't want to admonish the speakers of this style of language for failing to learn how to speak English properly. Oh no, we should praise them for speaking this effed-up language so darn well!
Seriously, our country is going down the freakin' toilet when folks want to praise people for not learning how to speak.
African-American English is "a systematic language variety, with patterns of pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and usage that extend far beyond slang," according to the website of the Center for Applied Linguistics, a Washington-based nonprofit organization that says it aims to improve communication through better understanding of language and culture.
"Because it has a set of rules that is distinct from those of standard American English, characterizations of the variety as bad English are incorrect," the center said. "Speakers of AAE do not fail to speak standard American English, but succeed in speaking African American English."
WTF? It has a set of rules? Really? Show me where the hell those "rules" are documented. I want to know what the "rules" are for ebonics.
And, for heavens' sake, we don't want to admonish the speakers of this style of language for failing to learn how to speak English properly. Oh no, we should praise them for speaking this effed-up language so darn well!
Seriously, our country is going down the freakin' toilet when folks want to praise people for not learning how to speak.
toilet bowl america here we come.
And they are all OLD the last guy hired was back in 1986 and the other 2 are 70's. This dealer pays the techs hourly instead of commission and that is one of the biggest reason I want to go.
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