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Originally posted by kutulu
You can't be serious about that. There are plenty of people born and bred here who have accents that are much worse. Shit just look at the kids speaking ebonics.
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I am serious about it.. did you miss the bottom line where there are NY people who are retraining to get rid of their NY accents?
I know it firsthand. I have cousins who picked up their parents accents and don't get the same opportunities that I do (even when they have college degrees and I don't). My best friends wife speaks perfect chinese and perfect english, she has found similar situations to my observations.
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and as far as the kids speaking ebonics...
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26. It is essential that I learn to speak and write standard English. This is not "acting white," but acting smart. Larry Elder's Personal Pledge 32 - http://www.larryelder.com/pledge.html
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Last edited by Cynthetiq; 05-13-2004 at 10:29 AM..
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