Posted on 05/24/2023 11:31:51 AM PDT by euram
ressitushun
A few years back I heard Michael Savage hang up on a caller to his show because the guy said “ax.”
Savage did a short rant about proper English afterwards. The caller sounded like a white dude.
" Slavemasters understood that their social control of the slaves could not be based solely on physical coercion. Knowledge was power, and virtually all slave codes established in the United States set restrictions making it illegal to teach slaves to read or write. The statute below, passed by the state of North Carolina in 1830—1831, was fairly typical.
AN ACT TO PREVENT ALL PERSONS FROM TEACHING SLAVES TO READ OR WRITE, THE USE OF FIGURES EXCEPTED Whereas the teaching of slaves to read and write, has a tendency to excite dis-satisfaction in their minds, and to produce insurrection and rebellion, to the manifest injury of the citizens of this State:
Therefore,
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That any free person, who shall hereafter teach, or attempt to teach, any slave within the State to read or write, the use of figures excepted, or shall give or sell to such slave or slaves any books or pamphlets, shall be liable to indictment in any court of record in this State having jurisdiction thereof, and upon conviction, shall, at the discretion of the court, if a white man or woman, be fined not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, or imprisoned; and if a free person of color, shall be fined, imprisoned, or whipped, at the discretion of the court, not exceeding thirty nine lashes, nor less than twenty lashes.
II. Be it further enacted, That if any slave shall hereafter teach, or attempt to teach, any other slave to read or write, the use of figures excepted, he or she may be carried before any justice of the peace, and on conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to receive thirty nine lashes on his or her bare back.
III. Be it further enacted, That the judges of the Superior Courts and the justices of the County Courts shall give this act in charge to the grand juries of their respective counties."
“Boo” is used throughout the South by blacks and whites, as a term of endearment. A sweetheart, a child, a beloved pet can be “Boo”. With the proper name preceding (e.g. “Romulus-Boo”), or just on its own (”how’s my little Boo?”). AA’s don’t own this word.
Aks me if I care...
I guess you’re jesting and not being serious.
How ‘bout “jump da broom!”
No more conjugating verbs!! Free at last, free at last, thank God A’mighty we be free at last!!
I regularly deal with people having very heavy accents due to English not being their native language. That is much different that intentionally teaching a language to keep people in the lower classes.
One of the most difficult accents I’ve been exposed to is from Ningxia China. I just have a hard time with that one. I am not sure why. I don’t have anywhere near the trouble with any other provinces I have been exposed to.
Yes, no one wants to be Miss I - da - ho.....
I thought Boo was something said by spooks.
I was trying to remember the segment ordering food on Airplane!
One of the great radio songs in the 1970’s - there were many, many, many
Finna?
I’ve dealt with lots of people from India in person. Some are OK others almost impossible to sort out what they’re saying.
I knew I could count on you!
and at what point will the Department of Education mandate the removal of the currently favored dictionaries and introduction of the new Afromerican dictionary?
Umgawa!
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