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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Code switching is fine if you speak both codes. But when she makes up her dialect, it sounds ridiculous. Like Hillary.


5 posted on 08/15/2024 1:11:18 PM PDT by maro (MAGA!)
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To: maro

“Ich bin ein Berliner” comes to mind. “I am a doughnut.”


8 posted on 08/15/2024 1:13:36 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: maro

Yes, exactly. It is fine if the speaker genuinely has both codes. Harris sounds terribly fake, though. I’m surprised McWhorter defends her.


12 posted on 08/15/2024 1:17:37 PM PDT by Languager
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