Ebonics - The downfall of US Ethics and Culture

[Nikoli Volkoff]

HEATHER NEES, Pembroke Pines Said this on the Miami Herald web site

Proper English

I have been a faithful Herald subscriber for more than five years because the paper is informative without a lot of the political slant of others and generally well written. However, I am incensed over the Nov. 24 movie review It's time again to foist that annual Christmas jeer, which says that ''props'' must be given to actress Jamie Lee Curtis.

Props? Since when does your newspaper pander to the hip-hop, gangsta community? Props is urban slang for ''propers,'' slang for ''proper respect.'' I am trying to raise three children in this culturally diverse melting pot of South Florida, and as far as I can recall, proper English is still the spoken language of our country.

Ebonics, urban slang, Spanglish and all of the bastardizations of our accepted first language are contributing to the downfall of our civility as a nation. Acceptance of lack of command of the English language, as well as lack of etiquette, decency or proper attire, etc., contribute to the decay of our society, our morals and our ethics.

Please, do not give in to that acceptance. Continue to take the high road. It does not take any more effort or space to say that ''credit is due to Ms. Curtis'' than to resort to urban street language.

Sheyat dog, if this be de only thing bringin us down, we not so bad off after all huh....

oh wait...

[Irreverend Hugh, KSC]

HEATHER NEES, Pembroke Pines Said this on the Miami Herald web site

Proper English

I have been a faithful Herald subscriber for more than five years because the paper is informative without a lot of the political slant of others and generally well written. However, I am incensed over the Nov. 24 movie review It's time again to foist that annual Christmas jeer, which says that ''props'' must be given to actress Jamie Lee Curtis.

Props? Since when does your newspaper pander to the hip-hop, gangsta community? Props is urban slang for ''propers,'' slang for ''proper respect.'' I am trying to raise three children in this culturally diverse melting pot of South Florida, and as far as I can recall, proper English is still the spoken language of our country.

Ebonics, urban slang, Spanglish and all of the bastardizations of our accepted first language are contributing to the downfall of our civility as a nation. Acceptance of lack of command of the English language, as well as lack of etiquette, decency or proper attire, etc., contribute to the decay of our society, our morals and our ethics.

Please, do not give in to that acceptance. Continue to take the high road. It does not take any more effort or space to say that ''credit is due to Ms. Curtis'' than to resort to urban street language.

Sheyat dog, if this be de only thing bringin us down, we not so bad off after all huh....

oh wait...

Fuck that anti-slanging whackjob reject from the fucktard factory!

[EraPassing]

Jeez, even I'm not that much of a language Nazi!

Heather, lighten up!  Language is a tool of communication, not control, sheesh!

[Irreverend Hugh, KSC]

Yeah but you know once you let the word "punkass" into your vocabulary, soon the barbarian hordes will infest the SUVs and golf courses. And then the country will be ruined for lace curtains everywhere.

[EraPassing]

For me, Hugh, it was "asshats".

Yes, this board has ruined me.

[Irreverend Hugh, KSC]

For me, Hugh, it was "asshats".

Yes, this board has ruined me.

Yes. Asshats is a fine word to let bring you to ruin.

There are more such fine examples.

[Prickly]

For me, it was "w00t". And yes, I use that word in everyday speech.

[Z³]

For me it was "A/S/L" and "Need SoW, plz snd tlz plzthnx!!!1!!!11!".

[saint aini]

Hey gallimaufry, why don't you trepanate?

[Z³]

I bet the person who wrote that letter fucking hates Shakespeare.

[saint aini]

And Shakespheare is considered modern english.  Languages change and evolve.

[Z³]

English is the bastard son of a variety of different languages, its been influenced by different ethnicities for about as long as its actually been a language itself... I dont understand how people can be hardcore English purists and manage to keep a straight face.

Reminds me of the thing from Futurama where Leela is telling fry how quaint it is that he still says "ask" instead of "axe". Actually, that very mispronunciation is one of my pet peeves... kind of like how one of my room-mates says "Umber-Ella".

[Wishfarple]

. . . Reminds me of the thing from Futurama where Leela is telling fry how quaint it is that he still says "ask" instead of "axe". Actually, that very mispronunciation is one of my pet peeves... kind of like how one of my room-mates says "Umber-Ella".

I was at the liberry on Wensday checking out books on nucular esplosions!!

[Sepia]

ahahahahahahahaa.

Fool!


(does he not see the fnords?)

[East Coast Hustle]

oh yeah? well, I'm going to the cafe to get some expresso!

oh, and then there's the fact that I live in a state where they make you check the letter "R" at the boahdah...you can't drive yah caah up heah 'less you agree not to use the lettah "ahhh" at the end of a word...unless the word is "vodker" or "Afriker"