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Re:African American Vernacular English Is Not Standard Engli... by Pharylon on Thursday October 12, 2017 @02:27PM (#15460088)
Sure, but lots of people code switch. As a southern white guy, I also don't speak on interviews the same way I do to my friends. Even around other southerns, you want to "turn it down" in a professional setting.

I don't think there's any danger of English teachers not pushing standard American English. Mastering it does open doors. But I think we should also learn about other dialects, because in learning about them we learn more about language.

I also think reducing the stigma of certain dialects is a good thing.

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Re:African American Vernacular English Is Not Standard Engli... by alexasmyths on Thursday October 12, 2017 @08:13PM (#15462418)
'Southern English' is 'Standard American English' :)

It's just an accent, not a dialect :)

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Re:African American Vernacular English Is Not Standard Engli... by foldr on Saturday October 14, 2017 @08:19PM (#15475094)
Not really, there are distinct grammatical features (e.g. y'all). There's nothing wrong with that, of course. But it is certainly an accurate use of linguistic terminology to describe Southern American English (which obviously has internal variation also) as a separate dialect or group of dialects.
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Re:African American Vernacular English Is Not Standard Engli... by bluthru on Thursday October 12, 2017 @02:34PM (#15460153)
>I don't think there's any danger of English teachers not pushing standard American English.

I wouldn't be surprised if things get out of hand in California and English is seen as optional in some school districts in the future.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Proposition_58_(201...

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Re:African American Vernacular English Is Not Standard Engli... by mrkurt on Thursday October 12, 2017 @02:42PM (#15460211)
Overturning a silly restrictive proposition isn't anywhere close to "not gonna bother to teach people english".

I know it's fun to stand on slippery slopes, but don't.

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