I hope this doesn't bother anyone, I'm a Delta Zeta but I often check the 'active topics today' thing so I can see what's going on. Anyway, I saw this thread and was interested. I hope that my asking questions doesn't offend anyone becuase I don't want to do anything, just call me ignorant to some things. Anyway, my question is, where did ebonics come from and why are they used? I grew up in a small rural town and none of the african american students (4) that attended my high school spoke this way. I had never really heard people talk this way till college, so I was just wondering. Thanks!
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