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Originally posted by Ideal08:
Jaz, I think you missed my point, LOL!  Separate the accent and the proper English. It's two different things. I agree with you, correct diction is definitely not a white thang. I was speaking purely of accent and intonation. Hence, you can "talk white" without using correct grammar. Feel me? NEVER would I credit my use of correct grammar and whatnot to being a 'white thang.' Giiirrrl, please! 
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Ideal08, I know what you're talking about when you say we end on a down note and they end up. People are definitely too sensitive. It has nothing to do with grammar. To some ignorant folks, that's what it means. But I know I definitely use proper english and 'speak well'. But there is a difference in our voices and our tone. For example, one of my coworkers was speaking on the phone with someone for me and I asked him did he sound 'Black' and he said yes. And I know for a fact that the person speaks well in terms of grammar but that his voice and tone were definitely indicators of his race. Now can one tell all of the time? No. But let's keep it real you can pretty much determine whether someone's white or black just by hearing their voice. And there is nothing wrong with admitting it. However if one means that using proper English is white, then that's a whole other story.