Bushonics speakers strike back (fwd)

[Matthew Gordon]

>From the piece:
"The most striking features of Bushonics-- tangled syntax,
mispronunciations, run-on sentences, misplaced modifiers and a wanton
disregard for subject-verb agreement..."

I guess we still have work to do in our efforts to educate the general
public about the nature of Ebonics.

Lynne Murphy wrote:

> It's not every day that 'linguistics professor' is a major role in a
> satire.  Enjoy...  Lynne
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> Bushonics speakers strike back
> By Tom McNichol
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> http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/03/19/bushonics/index.html
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> We're mad as hell and we won't be misunderestimated anymore!
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> Mon Mar 19 06:43:18 2001
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