Ebonics

[JennyD]

Friends -

Sometimes, we are treated to posts written in Ebonics, or as it is more commonly known, "Niglish". We can probably expect to hear more of this dialect under the Obama administration. It may even become the official language of the United States.

Since I am not accustomed to Ebonics, I went hunting for references to help me understand its unique grammatical constructs.

This seems like a very useful link: http://uiuc.libguides.com/content.ph...2449&sid=12094

Please list any others you may have found!

[Nurse Clampett]

Re: Ebonics

Here's something I fail to understand.
Ebonics was a corruption of English spoken by blacks because their owners kept them ignorant and down trodden. This is obviously no longer the case. Why do they want to keep bygone forced ignorance as part of their culture? Look at it this way: Imagine you're born retarded and God cures you of this later in life. Would you want to keep speaking in incoherent grunts because it's part of your "history"?

[JennyD]

Re: Ebonics

Imagine you're born retarded and God cures you of this later in life. Would you want to keep speaking in incoherent grunts because it's part of your "history"?

I expect you'd have developed some form of "retard pride", and speak in retard when around your own kind.

[Damien Cross]

Re: Ebonics

I's always say dem niggas neds ta drop dat eboniks n lern dem som tru english. I's gonna be goin to da Lanover school n lerns me som spelin. I teech maself how ta red n i's gon studi yalls wurd'n so i gets betta at typ'n.

[Brother Lazarus]

Re: Ebonics

I's always say dem niggas neds ta drop dat eboniks n lern dem som tru english. I's gonna be goin to da Lanover school n lerns me som spelin. I teech maself how ta red n i's gon studi yalls wurd'n so i gets betta at typ'n.

Translated:

"I have always advocated that Negros need to drop the use of Ebonics and learn to speak proper English. I will be attending school at Landover in an effort to learn to spell. I've taught myself to read and I will studying your phraseology. I also plan to learn to type more proficiently."

I wish Damien success. I am guessing from his post that he has been selected to enter the ex-Negro program. He seems like an earnest sort of Negro and I trust that he is not subject to violent outbursts or binge drinking of Malt Liquor, Mogan David wine or Crown Royal.

Yours in Christ
Brother Lazarus