Re: Grammar

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 20:28:10 -0500, Bob LeChevalier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

>"Clave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>"Joni Rathbun" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>>news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>>> About the only pronounciation on your list that is uniquely "black"
>>> is acks.
>>
>>And that isn't terribly unique either.  Or current.
>
>Indeed.  Historically in English, both forms were and are widely used.
>
>http://www.linguistlist.org/issues/7/7-1048.html
>
"I was familiar with the process of metathesis, a reversing of the order
of two sounds as when children say "pasghetti" for spaghetti. But I
wasn't sure why this particular pattern occurred in Black English and
whether it occurred in other words. I was also aware that these
pronunciations are somewhat stigmatized by those who consider Black
English to be inferior to "standard English.""

That's amusing.  It's like saying "A & Poo Feed Store" or "21 son
galute".

A large number of negroes are such simpletons that they pronounce "ask"
and "asked" incorrectly.  Don't repeat any old English doo doo trying to
justify it.  Old English does not justify anything that negroes do.

It boils down to the fact that many negroes are just plain stupid and
make no attempt to speak correctly or walk correctly or behave correctly
in many other ways.

Holger



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