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Originally posted by Miss. Mocha:
I think that sometimes, people are trying to make a point or a joke. Like when people write LAWD HA' MURCY!!!! Just a thought, Miss. Mocha
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That is exactly my point. That's why I said in casual conversation. If I were speaking to you in person, I would speak the way I normally do, proper english. But if the situation required, maybe if I were joking with you, I may need to use "ebonics" in order for the joke to be funny.So I would switch gears and say "Lawd ha' murcy" instead of "Lord have mercy". If you and I are having this same conversation over the internet, and I want you to get the same effect of the joke, then I would need to switch gears in the text message, the same way I do when speaking. Maybe the joke would not come across the same way if I typed Lord Have Mercy as opposed to Lawd Ha' Murcy.
I guess what I am saying is the same things I am typing on this page, I would say to you if you and I were speaking in the real world. And if I were to throw some ebonics into my conversation with you in person, then I would also need to throw ebonics into my posts, to make it match our would be conversation. I don't know if I did a good job explaining myself. But I am sure someone will let me know.
