Southern accents, Eastern accents, Northern accents and Ebonics

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

If you go to some parts of B-more, you will also be subjected to horrendous house music.






Right and most people who study Ebonics and Black English are not saying that all black people speak it (but not speaking it doesn't mean you don't understand it) or that this passes off as "proper" English. However, there are teachers and academics who try to change classroom climates in many schools to accomodate for students who speak Ebonics (similar to ESL) but this is generally a bad idea because you have to prepare kids for the working world.



As an aside, I get bothered when people say "complected" and I usually hear black people say it so that shaped how I felt about its usage. But it actually isn't incorrect and has falsely been used as a sign of "poor education" and "Black English."

1. That horrendous house music you are referring to is actually called 'club music' and it's probably one of the most irritating sounds I have heard in all of my life...you want some good house music...altho i haven't bee in over a decade...go to the Paradox. Matter of fact I got tons of the stuff on my PC...I would gladly send you some if interested...


2. In short, that i why I have dismissed teaching Ebonics...it was a very poor excuse of not teaching kids proper grammar by dumbing them down...

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

1. That horrendous house music you are referring to is actually called 'club music' and it's probably one of the most irritating sounds I have heard in all of my life...you want some good house music...altho i haven't bee in over a decade...go to the Paradox. Matter of fact I got tons of the stuff on my PC...I would gladly send you some if interested...


2. In short, that i why I have dismissed teaching Ebonics...it was a very poor excuse of not teaching kids proper grammar by dumbing them down...

1. Well, there are other baltimore folk who beg to differ on whether it's house or club music. But we agree that it's crappy. I don't want any of that stuff sent to me unless it's go-go. But, thanks.

2. I agree that Ebonics shouldn't be taught. It should be received fairly and used to reach certain students and teach them on an equal playing field. Similar to how ESL shouldn't be taught but students who speak Spanish should be translated and taught how to learn in, and speak, English.