What do *YOU* mean when .....
I know we are lazy in our speech, but it is very understandable when typed or conversed verbally.
I am glad I can do all three: GRAMMAR, SOUTHERN GRAMMAR, and EBONICS
Yawl know gud T well wut folk mean wen dey type, "wut up, wurr you et?"
Souf and Norf.....cawn bread and YOUSE and the others ~roll eyes~
They kill me wit ~yes wit~ dat PLUM DUMB schitt!
I focus not on my disabilty; my focus is on my ABILITIES.
(Dedee, 2009)
My hearing impairment ENABLES me, not disables me.
(Dedee, 2008)
~Dedee
I responded to one of them one day that I couldn't understand, and yea.....I was just being an ass!
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on 1/14/09 11:22 pm, edited 1/14/09 11:22 pm - Home Is Where, The HEART is, Midwest
Maybe since I was raised with parents who have very low educational skills, I am just diverse.
BUT---my father who has a 3rd grade education can read and draw blue prints. In the off season as a fisherman, he designs and builds homes! His math skills are excellent. He did not learn how to SIGN his name until he was in his 20s, but he could do math at the age of 8!!!!!!
My mother, who has a 7th grade education can read, but not READ....I mean, she can read, but really big words puzzle the hell out of here and YES she has a limitied vocabulary (which is why she made us read the dictionary and bible erryday)....she went back to school when we were all GROWN....and also received her CNA and RUNS a successful home health organization!
I am proud to be the product of illiterate parents who wanted more out of life. Neither of them can speak the way they should, but I admire their dedication.
I focus not on my disabilty; my focus is on my ABILITIES.
(Dedee, 2009)
My hearing impairment ENABLES me, not disables me.
(Dedee, 2008)
~Dedee
I am from NY and I understand everything you are saying. I think my family is the countriest family in Buffalo!! And I understand the urban slang also. I may not write it; but dammit I can read it!!!!!!!!
ETA: I can even read all of my older aunt's handwriting; I call it country shorthand LMAO!!!
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome. ~Booker T. Washington~
I mean, because one is able to go back and forth between Slang, "Ebonics", and grammatically correct English is a benefit, I think. It speaks to being able to live in several worlds.
When I was a kid, my brothers and I were always accused of "talking like a white boy" or "trying to be white" because we weren't allowed to speak slang when younger...my parents were fresh off of the plane from Panama (I was the first born in this country) and correct English was emphasized. So, of course, when we were told that we were "acting white", like non-whites can't speak correctly, it became an insult after awhile. So, when someone alludes to me as being uppity, yeah, it can be construed as insulting.
Conversely, if someone choses to speak slang/Ebonics, whatever while knowing they are able to slip back and forth, and, because they do, someone looks at them like they are straight ghetto, I guess that's insulting as well.
"When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer." Plutach. Not true, for there are always more worlds to conquer.
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My kids are NOT allowed to speak ebonics. When I talk with them, I TRY to speak correctly for their benefit as well as my own.
I will not say YOU IS....I will not use FIXIN....I will not use AIN'T....I will not use CONVERSATE
I do have boundaries and standards LOL, but I do not shield them from that lifestyle.
They need to know b/c they spend the summers in my hometown and they visit family here in the city....I REFUSE to have them dumbfounded about such antics. It's called survival of the fittest!
I focus not on my disabilty; my focus is on my ABILITIES.
(Dedee, 2009)
My hearing impairment ENABLES me, not disables me.
(Dedee, 2008)
~Dedee
Brush that mess off!!!! From dealing with my BF - I have a ebonic decoder ring pre-programmed in my brain!!! LOL - that fool doesn't proofread his texts and has that suretype crap..... girl - true story - before I got to understanding him, he sent me a text talking about "I can't wait to arye you tonight" Girl - I thought the mofo was getting FRESH with me and was about to go pirate in the p*ssy!!!!!
that shiot was kinda hot...... then he clarified he meant to say 'see' me tonight..... what a downer!!!!!anyhoo - folks just need to quit trippin - ain't nobody come on here to we Webster-ific!!!! LOL
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I"m not trying to be "Webster-rific", but in the sentence "I can't wait to arye you tonight", how does "arye" translate to "see"? I'm trying to sound it out and its Greek to me. lol.
Maybe its a Houston thing (getting ready to duck-LOL)? lol
"When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer." Plutach. Not true, for there are always more worlds to conquer.
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I don't just have issues, I have subscriptions! I'm saving on the newsstand price.......
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