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Re: Ebonics
Matthew J. Miszewski writes:
>Why is it that personal freedom, sometimes expressed by choice of dialect
>or language, seemingly has such arbitrary limits? Many on the list
>complain that they are subject to too many rules, and yet, seem to chime in
>on multi-linugual issues in this way.
Mr. Miszewski:
As an attorney, you may be acquainted with the concept of "reasonableness."
I can certainly express my personal freedom by passing wind at home (subject
only to the possibly vociferous objections of my family).
Were I to fart in church or in a board meeting, that would be a horse of a
different color, nicht wahr?