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Re:African American Vernacular English Is Not Standard Engli... by ak_yo on Thursday October 12, 2017 @02:13PM (#15459957)
I'd be interested in reading evidence that supports a causal link between AAVE usage and segregation. To the best of my knowledge, no research has shown this to be the case, but I might be missing something. Did you have a particular study in mind?
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Re:African American Vernacular English Is Not Standard Engli... by rhizome on Thursday October 12, 2017 @02:18PM (#15459999)
jbob2000 rarely participates in the inflammatory threads he sparks, so the smart money here is probably in avoiding anything with a question mark.
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Re:African American Vernacular English Is Not Standard Engli... by jbob2000 on Thursday October 12, 2017 @02:24PM (#15460049)
No, I just usually hit the "You're posting too fast" mark and give up for the day.
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Re:African American Vernacular English Is Not Standard Engli... by rhizome on Friday October 13, 2017 @03:14PM (#15468498)
I do too, but I come back to reply to previous threads later.
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