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Re: Ebonics
jim bell <[email protected]> writes:
> At 01:30 PM 12/22/96 -0500, Mark Rosen wrote:
> > Hehe. What I mean to say is that since both Ebonics and a Southern accent
> >are learned during early childhood, you have no control over how you talk.
>
> This is not true. The recent commentary and interviews I've seen on this
> subject make it clear that the people speaking "Ebonics" are quite capable
> of speaking in standard English, and do so when they find it, er, convenient.
How does this tie into assassination politics?
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