Ebonics

[jim bell]

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.


Jim Bell
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