Ebonics

[Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM]

While on the subject of Yebonics:

The following funny (what else) article just showed up in my rec.humor.funny:

]From: feuer at netcom.com (Ted Feuerbach)
]Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny
]Subject: Ebonics: Other New Dialects
]Keywords: topical, smirk, stereotypes
]Message-ID: <Sa7e.25b1 at clarinet.com>
]Date: Tue, 24 Dec 96 3:20:01 EST
]Lines: 26
]Approved: funny-request at clari.net
]
]With the Oakland (California) School District accepting Ebonics
](Black English) as a Second Language, I decided that speakers of
]other dialects will want theirs too.
]
]People from:  West Virginia  - Hillbonics
]
]              Jamaica        - Mononics
]
]              Scotland       - Hootmononics
]
]              The Southwest  - Hisponics
]
]              Texas          - JoeBonics
]
]              Extreme North  - Eh?onics
]
]
]The whole concept:  Moronics
]
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