Posted on 11/25/2011 5:28:22 AM PST by Recovering_Democrat
--The Department of Justice is seeking to hire linguists fluent in Ebonics to help monitor, translate, and transcribe the secretly recorded conversations of subjects of narcotics investigations, according to federal records.
A maximum of nine Ebonics experts will work with the Drug Enforcement Administrations Atlanta field division, where the linguists, after obtaining a DEA Sensitive security clearance, will help investigators decipher the results of telephonic monitoring of court ordered nonconsensual intercepts, consensual listening devices, and other media
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“...is finding ebonics speakers who can pass a security clearance.”
My cynical little mind whispers that this is PRECISELY what’s going on....
Depends on what tribe you come from.
Learning Ebonics - YouTube
No jive?
Ebonics word for the day “omelette”
I outa pop a cap in yo azz but omelette it slide.
Sounds like an opportunity for the Rosetta Stone folks to come out with a new product.
Did we expect all criminals to speak well?
Are they hiring for “redneck” translators?
I’m pretty good at “You might be a redneck if...”
A maximum uh nine Ebonics ‘espuh’ts gots’ta wo’k wid de Drug Enfo’cement Administrashuns Atlanta field division, where da damn lin’uists, afta’ obtainin’ some DEA Sensitive security clearance, gots’ta help investigato’s decipha’ de results uh telephonic monito’in’ uh court o’dered nonconsensual intercepts, consensual listenin’ devices, and oda’ media
Post Of The Day
...and, I'm gonna put in the recommendation as soon as I wipe all this coffee and doughnut off my keyboard.
Ebonics Language Lesson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EndozxolXKE
Delta Airlines Ebonically Spoken Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RljdyXeft04
(warning: bad language)
They should just talk to Royal Marshall. He translated “Boo Got Shot” in Atlanta for the Neal Boortz show. If you never heard it, you must!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5304196352208423781#
Fi's onee tellin ya de once mo', it be hisseff!
Damn good one, you know whodat is ebonics. Like whodatis, whodatbe. You are good. LOL
LOL!!!!
It’s an absolute classic! The first time I heard it, I laughed so hard I cried. I don’t get Boortz here, but used to listen to the replays late at night when I could pick up the AM signal out of Atlanta. I heard this the first day they did it at around 3:00 AM and laughed out loud. Good thing I was by myself.
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