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minus-squarekreskin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up63arrow-down1·edit-25 days agoIce agents: “Fuck those kids” Republican lawmakers on the scene: “Do you think we have time?”
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down3·4 days ago*them kids. Wouldn’t want to think they use proper grammar!
minus-squaretatterdemalion@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down7·4 days agoLet’s stop referring to AAVE as “improper”.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·4 days agoYou ever been to the South? “Them kids” is not the purview of AAVE.
minus-squaretatterdemalion@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down4·4 days agoIf it’s that prevalent, is it really improper at this point?
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·4 days agoIf the term “proper” bothers you, feel free to replace it with “standard” or “formal.”
Ice agents: “Fuck those kids”
Republican lawmakers on the scene: “Do you think we have time?”
*them kids. Wouldn’t want to think they use proper grammar!
Let’s stop referring to AAVE as “improper”.
You ever been to the South? “Them kids” is not the purview of AAVE.
If it’s that prevalent, is it really improper at this point?
If the term “proper” bothers you, feel free to replace it with “standard” or “formal.”