1 posted on
08/23/2010 6:03:31 AM PDT by
massmike
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To: massmike
Hire some wanna be rappers—white or black—.....seriously.
To: massmike
Just ask The Zero to translate. Harry Reid said he could.................
3 posted on
08/23/2010 6:05:20 AM PDT by
Red Badger
(No, Obama's not the Antichrist. But he does have him in his MY FAVES.............)
To: massmike
Mrs. Cleaver speaks a mean m*therf***kin’ ebonics
4 posted on
08/23/2010 6:05:20 AM PDT by
Pietro
To: massmike
They would need several, a jive talker in Detroit is not using the same lingo as a rap star wannabe out in LA I bet.
6 posted on
08/23/2010 6:07:03 AM PDT by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: massmike
You mean they say B!tch and Muhfugga in more than one dialect?
To: massmike
Sounds racist to me (Sarc)...
To: massmike
The idea is pretty silly - what they are looking for is not speakers of a dialect, but people who are familiar with the ever-changing and highly localized slang of the urban streets.
It is impossible to demonstrate proficiency in it the way one can demonstrate proficiency in Arabic or even Kreyol.
9 posted on
08/23/2010 6:09:12 AM PDT by
wideawake
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10 posted on
08/23/2010 6:09:59 AM PDT by
Roccus
(......and then there were none.)
To: massmike
“I be uh professor o' da linguistics o' Ebonics. What do ya you wants me ta analyze? in the hood”
12 posted on
08/23/2010 6:10:14 AM PDT by
cartan
To: massmike
check out some urban high school “English” teachers - a great source!
14 posted on
08/23/2010 6:11:47 AM PDT by
elpadre
(AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-Qaeda" and its allies.)
To: massmike
Here's a declension to get you started:
e coli
ebola
ebonics
16 posted on
08/23/2010 6:12:44 AM PDT by
Mobties
(I yield back the balance of my time)
To: massmike
I can translate redneck for them.
MR Boy Pigs
MR Not Boy Pigs
OSAR CMP?
LIB MR Boy Pigs
17 posted on
08/23/2010 6:13:12 AM PDT by
csmusaret
(A government that can dictate how much water flows into a toilet is a powerful government indeed.)
To: massmike
Just call it what it is. Spoken illiteracy.
To: massmike
Hey! Anybody can do ebonics!
21 posted on
08/23/2010 6:14:22 AM PDT by
paulycy
(Demand Constitutionality Now: Islamo-Marxism is Evil.)
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25 posted on
08/23/2010 6:16:25 AM PDT by
Thane_Banquo
(Mitt Romney: He's from Harvard, and he's here to help.)
To: massmike
The Department of Justice is seeking to hire linguists
I was watching a crime documentary on television yesterday and the Black's ebonics were so thick there had to be subtitles added.
26 posted on
08/23/2010 6:16:42 AM PDT by
SouthDixie
(The secret to staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly and lie about your age.)
To: massmike
In 20 years, the DOJ will be hiring experts to figure out what Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce members are saying.
To: massmike
They’ll show up for the interview wearing a “Don’t Be Snitchin’” t-shirt.
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