This is an interesting post from languagelog

[conuly]

On "proper Ebonics". If you're curious, I agree with the poster here. I hate the term Ebonics. It sounds so... ick.

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[conuly]

*hugs*

I like you. I don't like ignorance of various linguistic thingies, but I've long since grown accustomed to that. So I am not going to insult you.

[wodhaund.livejournal.com]

Like I said, I'm no linguist. Someday, I'll get into it and really study, but as it stands now, I'm a writer geek and not a language geek.

Seriously, though, feel free to smack knowledge into me if you need to. I won't mind. *hugs*

[conuly]

I'm hardly an expert. This is just the one fact I've had drilled into me from several successive professors and textbooks.

[wodhaund.livejournal.com]

Still, you're far more expert than I.

I know a lot about some things, and only a little about others. In this case, I'm counting on you to smack sense into my head! ;o;

[conuly]

Yes, well, I feel I must give that disclaimer after the person who took my statement (on my lookup) that "prescriptivist linguistics is the tool of the oppressor" as completely serious, and said it was a "cop-out" for me to claim that I said that (mostly) in jest. Apparently, the fact that the sentence is sandwiched between claims that I rule the universe and that I hunt dragons wasn't a big enough clue....

[wodhaund.livejournal.com]

What?! You hunt dragons?! I'm reporting you to PETA, you animal hater!!!

*laugh*

Oh, look, I've gone off on a rabbit trail.

[conuly]

No. Dragons. Rabbits are those vicious beasts over there - *points vaguely up*

[wodhaund.livejournal.com]

We must fear the rabbits, for they are dangerous, and have sharp pointy teeth! *postures*