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Re:A mother tongue spoken by millions of Americans still get... by prodigal_erik on Tuesday April 02, 2013 @06:21PM (#5482571)
> Why do you think SAE is any more valid than AAVE?

Wasn't AAVE originally created by people consciously trying to imitate SAE as best they could after limited education? Don't all the differences represent mistakes now immortalized?

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Re:A mother tongue spoken by millions of Americans still get... by blocking_io on Tuesday April 02, 2013 @06:34PM (#5482653)
Why is the origin relevant? Middle English incorporated Norman vocabulary into Old English following the invasion and subjugation of England. Does that make French a more valid language than English?
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Re:A mother tongue spoken by millions of Americans still get... by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday April 02, 2013 @08:02PM (#5483119)
> Does that make French a more valid language than English?

The French might think so...

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Re:A mother tongue spoken by millions of Americans still get... by unhammer on Wednesday April 03, 2013 @03:55AM (#5484819)
Wasn't Modern English originally created by speakers of Old English consciously trying to imitate French as best they could after limited education?

(Wasn't Old English originally created by Anglo-Saxons consciously trying to imitate Norse and Latin as best they could after limited education?)

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Re:A mother tongue spoken by millions of Americans still get... by nollidge on Wednesday April 03, 2013 @10:30AM (#5486226)
My uneducated 4-year-old nephew speaks American Standard English. It doesn't take any education whatsoever to imitate language.
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Re:A mother tongue spoken by millions of Americans still get... by Evbn on Tuesday April 02, 2013 @11:04PM (#5483961)
Your description matches every language just as well.

English is a nonsensical mess spoken by fools who couldn't keep their German, Latin, and Greek separate.

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