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Originally posted by dardenr
I guess I am in the minority (no pun intended) but I do think that I can tell an African American's voice from other ethnicities, and not because of slang or language patterns. There is something about the actual sound of the voice...I can't describe it.
I can also do this with some Asian Americans....I dunno.
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I can say that this is sometimes the case for me as well. Just something about the voice itself...the person doesn't have to speak a lick of slang, ebonics, etc.
Interesting..
I myself have become immune to the whole "don't sound black thing". I still get a kick out of the reaction when I first meet someone after we have been conversing on the phone - they suddenly realize that they have been talking to a black person all this time! *lol*
I sometime use slang because sometimes it is the only word(s) that can be used to describe a situation or how I'm feeling at that time!
