tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post9044078132605273558..comments2024-01-26T01:49:56.783-06:00Comments on Lagniappe's Lair: Oh, so now "Ebonics" is a language again?Murphy's Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-76427740691900299312010-08-25T06:15:19.953-05:002010-08-25T06:15:19.953-05:00I couldn't help but think of the scene from &q...I couldn't help but think of the scene from "Airplane" where they were looking for someone who spoke "Jive" and it was the actress who played "Mrs. Cleaver".Home on the Rangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836315423040719919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-7587131686806876472010-08-24T18:13:22.243-05:002010-08-24T18:13:22.243-05:00Been a few months since I was at The Smoking Gun w...Been a few months since I was at The Smoking Gun website, what with all of my other activites.<br /><br />I looked at the contrack spexifications and didn't see no axterikts.<br /><br />What is most hilarious, however, is Spec C.5.2.e, which requires that the transcriber "use accepted standard grammar and punctuation in all transcriptions."<br /><br />How many speakers of Ebonics know standard grammar and punctuation? The DEA will have to hire someone to translate and retranscribe the transcribed translation!Expatriate Owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05094406368801045958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-14690859028847270262010-08-24T17:30:20.952-05:002010-08-24T17:30:20.952-05:00sigh... NO COMMENT!sigh... NO COMMENT!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-68084046604939706122010-08-23T22:36:09.582-05:002010-08-23T22:36:09.582-05:00Oh my hell!! My seven year old speaks it!! Not on ...Oh my hell!! My seven year old speaks it!! Not on purpose mind you, but when he lost his two front teeth something happened to his "th". Every single day I correct him over saying baf instead of bath! I guess this means I'm going to have to get him to a speech therapist pronto.HEATHERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324130429322268692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-66679953696889403342010-08-23T20:43:36.581-05:002010-08-23T20:43:36.581-05:00How much more stupid can it get?How much more stupid can it get?Just me...https://www.blogger.com/profile/03322529723502053371noreply@blogger.com