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Re: Language (Was:Re: Ebonics)

To: Dale Thorn <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Language (Was:Re: Ebonics)
From: [email protected] (Alec)
Date: Sun, 22 Dec 1996 12:19:22 -0500
Cc: [email protected]
Sender: [email protected]

At 11:03 PM 12/21/96 -0800, you wrote:

:[snip]

:If you read my complete post, you would note that I made a distinction
:between "twang" (i.e., slurring words)

Twang is _not_ slurring words; twang is speaking with a nasal accent. A
good example is the principal's secretary in "Ferris Buhler's Day Off."

Thanks, y'all.

Cordially,

Alec                   

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Type bits/keyID    Date       User ID
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          Key fingerprint =  09 13 E1 CB B3 0C 88 D9  D7 D4 10 F0 06 7D DF 31

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