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Testifying while black can have dire consequences in the courtroom
Yahoo ^ | 6/23/2020

Posted on 06/23/2020 7:56:07 PM PDT by Borges

A study suggests some court transcribers struggle to understand African American English, raising doubts about the accuracy of transcriptions and testimony.

(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: ebonics; hookedonebonics; ispeakjive
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1 posted on 06/23/2020 7:56:07 PM PDT by Borges
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2 posted on 06/23/2020 7:56:20 PM PDT by Borges
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To: Borges

“Golly”


3 posted on 06/23/2020 7:56:48 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Borges

ROFLMAO!!

This board is on a roll tonight :)


4 posted on 06/23/2020 7:57:14 PM PDT by dp0622 (The very future of tihe Republic is at stake. We no that makes sw know dems will do ANYTHING to win.)
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To: Borges

Ha, ha, that’s exactly what I thought of, too. Where is Barbara Billingsley when she is needed?


5 posted on 06/23/2020 7:58:10 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX ("Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy." - Franz Kafka)
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To: Borges

Pardon me, Stewardess, I speak jive.


6 posted on 06/23/2020 7:58:53 PM PDT by bwest
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To: Rebelbase

See cause it’s not a language they’re speaking. It’s gibberish.

I couldn’t understand an Italian guy’s accent over the phone the other day when ordering food.

So I ordered in Italian.

No one but other blacks speak gibberish.


7 posted on 06/23/2020 7:59:00 PM PDT by dp0622 (The very future of tihe Republic is at stake. We no that makes sw know dems will do ANYTHING to win.)
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To: Borges

“That’s retarded, sir”


8 posted on 06/23/2020 7:59:02 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Joe Biden- "First thing I'd do is repeal those Trump tax cuts." (May 4th, 2019))
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To: Borges

That was my first thought!


9 posted on 06/23/2020 7:59:08 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Borges

Dat be rassist!


10 posted on 06/23/2020 7:59:30 PM PDT by adorno
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To: dp0622

wat yu say?


11 posted on 06/23/2020 8:00:08 PM PDT by freedumb2003 ("DonÂ’t mistake activity for achievement." - John Wooden)
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To: Borges
I've watched plenty of courtroom videos. If the stenographer has trouble making out what the witness is saying, she signals the judge, who admonishes the witness to slow down and speak clearly.

Also, there are always a prosecution and a defense attorney present, who will demand a clarification if something important isn't clearly stated for the record.

12 posted on 06/23/2020 8:02:00 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrats' John Dean])
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To: Borges

It’s not “African American English”. It’s gutter gibberish of uneducated thugs.


13 posted on 06/23/2020 8:02:09 PM PDT by Feckless (The US Gubbmint / This Tagline CENSORED by FR \ IrOnic, ain't it?)
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But is it authentic ghetto gibberish?


14 posted on 06/23/2020 8:03:28 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

LOL! Nice borrowing from Blazing Saddles.


15 posted on 06/23/2020 8:07:11 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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Walking down the sidewalk while white can have dire consequences in a lot of places too. I don’t see NBC / Yahoo too concerned about that.


16 posted on 06/23/2020 8:07:13 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: Borges

Jus’ hang loose, blood.


17 posted on 06/23/2020 8:09:12 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Dear Mr. Kotter, #Epsteindidntkillhimself - Signed, Epstein's Mother)
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To: Feckless

“It be signuf-y’n, y’all.”


18 posted on 06/23/2020 8:09:44 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: Borges

Do the writers realize what a complete insult this is to black people??

Pandering after a while can get sickening even to the pandered to.


19 posted on 06/23/2020 8:10:26 PM PDT by dp0622 (The very future of tihe Republic is at stake. We no that makes sw know dems will do ANYTHING to win.)
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They are too busy reacting with pure emotion rather than thinking.


20 posted on 06/23/2020 8:14:18 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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