Desroko on 30 January 2008
| mrjuju said: I'm sorry Desroko, but if you (not "you" per say but the hypothetical "you" doing the speaking) are incapable of stringing together a simple train of thought without falling into quasi-unintelligible slang (and that is what Ebonics is, let no one tell you otherwise), then you should expect to have their thoughts subject to mockery in the public forum. It has nothing to do with who you are or what you say; and believe me, I have met some highly intelligent people who, when they open their mouths, make English cry; but when in a proper discussion, it is best to lead with your best verbal foot forward, if only to let the listener know that you mean what you say, and you have the intelligence to back it up. Amongst friends is one thing, but for someone to talk like that in an educational setting (i.e. a college) is shameful and, to my mind at least, borderline hypocritical. Just my two cents (and to be fair, I am a writer, so I am more than a little biased). |
Yes, that's what I'm saying as well. Superchunk seems to be implying that intelligence and verbal/linguistic ability are inseparable, and I'm certain that's not true.
