Let's make the longest thread on AF

[karandpr]

:rofl:

 

[atljatl]

I'm not far behind at all

 

[kct1975]

Kct = 36

Ya ya...I know...I'm an old far

 

[karandpr]

.s

 

[atljatl]

alt is an english teacher .

At times

 

[atljatl]

I enjoy the concept of ebonics

 

[kct1975]

It's Shadow Hedgehog

Cool...

Sonic's evil twin...right...

 

[karandpr]

hmmm.

 

[atljatl]

Interesting politcal history of that

 

[atljatl]

Stupid and pointless too

 

[atljatl]

It is called: African American vernacular English

 

[kct1975]

Not old. I hope u don't feel old

Thanks...sometimes I do feel a little old.....but chatting with this group keeps me feeling young

 

[atljatl]

Aave.... You'd be down with linguists if u pull that out

 

[atljatl]

Invented by politicians in south central la to get funding for ESL classes for black students

 

[atljatl]

L.o.l.

 

[atljatl]

Politicians are amazing beings

 

[karandpr]

.

 

[atljatl]

Death threats will get one banned from this forum I assume

 

[kct1975]

Stupid and pointless too

I completely agree...

Can you believe that in the late '90's a school system in LA was thinking of making a course in Ebonics mandatory for all students

 

[atljatl]

Echelon

 

[atljatl]

I completely agree...

Can you believe that in the late '90's a school system in LA was thinking of making a course in Ebonics mandatory for all students

That wasn't their goal

 

[kct1975]

Invented by politicians in south central la to get funding for ESL classes for black students

Yup...stupid

 

[atljatl]

Because blacks didn't speak a standard dialect, the school system wanted the black dialect recognized as an actual codified language. Thus it could receive federal money for ESL classes

 

[kct1975]

Death threats will get one banned from this forum I assume

Umm...ya I think it would....but I agree that politicians sux

 

[atljatl]

Because blacks didn't speak a standard dialect, the school system wanted the black dialect recognized as an actual codified language. Thus it could receive federal money for ESL classes

It was purely a money grab....as most policies are