A instead of ER

[Jonathan Lighter]

Gotta be.  See, only racists use "-er."  Like, you know, all those seaboard klan dudes and slaveholder guys.  No more stereotypes!

  JL

Wilson Gray <hwgray at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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WRT the spelling and pronunciation of "nigger," i.e. "nigga"?

-Wilson

On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 10:04 AM, Barbara Need wrote:
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> The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago has an exhibit
> titled "Black Is, Black ain't" and the poster says a instead of er
> "changes everything"!
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> http://www.renaissancesociety.org/site/
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> Barbara
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