When we moved from CT to MN after third grade I had to go to speech therapy because they thought I had an impediment. Today, I am many times asked if I am Canadian, which will be great if my flight is ever taken over by terrorists.
People are different. They come in all shapes and colors and sizes and sounds.
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Originally Posted by Buckterrier
I'm a transplanted pilgrim, (from Pa. originally). I've gotten over the dropping of R's... "Paaking your caa". But what still irritates me is putting the damn things where they never were... I live in Americer with a girl named Liser. vs. I live in America with a girl named Lisa.
I don't know for sure but I think ebonics is just plain laziness vs. being an accent or a language.
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