Use of Ebonics

Discussion in 'Political Opinions & Beliefs' started by Thedimon, Jul 27, 2020.

  1. Collateral Damage

    Collateral Damage Well-Known Member

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    Selective editing does not become you. It usually means you cannot support your side of the argument.

    Take away from your posts, you don't give a flying rats butt if people speaking a different language endangers other people because… reasons.
     
  2. Collateral Damage

    Collateral Damage Well-Known Member

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    Do only Black people speak in Ebonics? Do they speak it in Europe, or is it a 'dialect' spoken only in the US?

    Do any other people speak dialects the equivalent of Ebonics? Where do they speak it?
     
  3. fmw

    fmw Well-Known Member

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    Superior means better. Proper means accepted common usage.
     
  4. edna kawabata

    edna kawabata Well-Known Member

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    Excuse me, are you saying you are a dimwitted white who speaks your own inbred language and you don't take offence at ridicule? Not very intelligent of you, but that's a given.
    I work with Blacks with advanced degrees who can speak perfect standard English but in a relaxed setting can also speak non-standard with the best of them. And that is a bad thing?
    For being a member of the "superior race" you have a lot of questions. Ebonics is one name used for the non-standard speech of African Americans. By the way, what is the ethnicity of your "superior race"?
    Antonyms for superior is inferior and proper is improper.
     
  5. edna kawabata

    edna kawabata Well-Known Member

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    Edit: It seems I confused you with Pycckia because both don't seem to live in the states so my comment may or may not apply.
     
  6. Collateral Damage

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    What a truck load of manure.

    I speak several different languages, but I NEVER assume that anyone will understand what I am saying unless they speak it also. I never said it was a bad thing, if it is done only in the setting where everyone else understands exactly what they are saying.

    Speaking a dialect, if you will, is not acceptable in a work or public environment. Hopefully, I don't need to explain that to you.

    How very sad that you make an assumption about someone you know nothing about. The fact that you assume I believe there is a superior race, or that you think throwing what you think are insults will somehow offend me, says even more. Get over yourself.
     
  7. Golem

    Golem Well-Known Member Donor

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    Easy. It's relevant to the statement by the poster that black people who speak Ebonics do not sound intelligent to him/her. I wanted to know if THAT guy sounded intelligent to them. Apparently, as far as not speaking "proper English" the comment only applied to black people, but not to orange people.
     
  8. Golem

    Golem Well-Known Member Donor

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    I just want to clarify for you: selective editing is mandatory in this case, according to forum rules. I quoted and responded to the part that was on topic. It would be against forum rules to respond to the rest.
     
  9. Golem

    Golem Well-Known Member Donor

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    That doesn't answer the question. That's just a definition of the terms "superior" and "proper". Why is Ebonics not "accepted" if not because the alternative is somehow "better"?
     
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  10. ArmySoldier

    ArmySoldier Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    The right (as you claim) made a thread that had nothing to do with Trump, or old man Biden, or anyone else. It was about Ebonics. Somehow you derailed and made it about Trump.

    Anyone surprised? lol
     
  11. ArmySoldier

    ArmySoldier Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    No, you wanted to bring Trump into this, because you are obsessed with him. If we look at your previous posts, I'd venture a guess that he's all you talk about.

    Odd for someone that claims he doesn't like Trump...

    Anyway, back to Ebonics. You finished derailing?
     
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    Yes, did you have a point to make?
     
  13. Mr.Incognito

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    There's no sure of a thing in the proper English language.
     
  14. Collateral Damage

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    False. Ebonics is the subject, my post was on topic, and you could not find an response to what was posted.
     
  15. Thedimon

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    Did you read the OP?
     
  16. Golem

    Golem Well-Known Member Donor

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    Of course! Have I ever denied it? I'm obsessed with getting this proven criminal out of power and into prison, where he belongs. Like any patriotic America would be.

    You tell me. You're the one who decided to change the subject to Trump... and to "me".
     
  17. Thedimon

    Thedimon Well-Known Member

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    Why are the left destroying every reminder of slavery except for Ebonics?
     
  18. Golem

    Golem Well-Known Member Donor

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    You said you don't care what people speak, and I agreed. What more do you want that has to do with any of this?

    Then you started going on about foreign languages (Ebonics is not a foreign language), fork lifts and.. who knows what...
     
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    Read a book.
     
  20. Moonglow

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    Proper English like people from Brooklyn, Maine or how about some good old proper English with a southern drawl? I have heard few Americans speaking perfect English...
     
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  21. edna kawabata

    edna kawabata Well-Known Member

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    Both of us, it seems, were not paying attention. I assumed you were someone else because of your seemingly unfamiliarity with US culture with questions like, "Do only Black people speak in Ebonics?". As to whether you thought yourself a member of the master race, I acknowledged my mistake and left the verdict up to you.

    I never accused you of saying non-standard English was a bad thing. That was a question for Mr. HockeyDad.

    Please explain how non-standard English is not acceptable in certain work environments.
    Yes, racists don't always know when they are being racist, that is the problem.
     
  22. Golem

    Golem Well-Known Member Donor

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    What gave you that idea? We should never forget slavery. Those who forget their history are doomed to repeat it.
     
  23. Moonglow

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    But these guys needs statues to remind them because they can't read. They also need the Bible version that has pictures, pop-up pictures preferably.
     
  24. Thedimon

    Thedimon Well-Known Member

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    Any adult understands what I’m talking about. I guess I’m wasting my time trying to talk with someone who refuses to acknowledge commonly held terminology and who is not up to speed with current events.
    What’s the point of jumping into a conversation just to pretend to not understand common terminology? Can’t say anything on subject and can’t hold the keyboard diarrhea?
     
  25. Thedimon

    Thedimon Well-Known Member

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    I’ll play Golem - what’s racist? Today it simply means you think highly of yourself and your righteousness and anyone disagreeing with you is a racist.
    I see, you can’t contribute, so you resort to baiting.
     

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