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Originally posted by nikki1920
What I meant was that I can code switch when necessary; the way I talk with my girlfriends is not always the same as when I am at work or when I am around family.
I get tired of people saying I speak well. What they mean is that I speak well for a BLACK girl.  I speak well because Momma dont play that in her house.
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I co-sign with nikki1920. That's how I do it as well. Still, my mama will "put the smack down" if I go overboard (her pet-peeve was when my sister and I would say "we ain't got none" instead of "we don't have any", LOL).
I also grew up going to school where I was in the minority (Chicago 'burbs) and speaking "correctly" was what was expected. It wasn't until I moved South that my classmates would make fun of me; not just because of my "northern" accent but also because I didn't use slang or speak "bad" English. They also hated on me because I was a 6th grader taking 7th grade classes at the time, but that's another thread
I don't want to make this very long. I agree with everything that was mentioned previously, so I don't repeat any points
