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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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