#Dialect

okay so black people were never taught proper english as slaves therefore they resorted to changing up different english words and basically making our own way of talking which is

words and phrases from AAVE have been making their way into general american english for generations. i totally get having pride in your dialect and wanting it people to respect

sushi☂ aidy & grandpa's day

pissed at how people judge me when i speak in english. if i try to speak in the dialect, they'd say that it's "different" from how they talk. most people

lark 🦊🏮 INARIZAKITA

this has been on my mind lately and i feel i’m seeing it become more widespread, so i want to talk a bit about writing accents/dialect in dialogue, specifically with

多多底料 D.U.O

To think that in 2014 when Fatshady first participated to CCTV talent show 《中国好歌曲》, the judges, the audience were all very enthusiastic about his sichuanese dialect performance. He was the

Hortus Conclusus 🌹 Huerto Cerrado

Okay, all. There is a reason why achiote is used to darken adobo. Dark soy sauce won’t darken it alone. And no, it wasn’t the Spaniards who introduced achiote to

Manchester Voices

Welcome to #LiveHive! I (@Holly_Rebekah) am here for the next hour to tell you a bit about what we’ve been up to for the last month at #ManchesterVoices #McrVoices! We’ve

Awósùsì Olúwábùkúmí A.

Before you start this thread, it may sounds complicated make sure you duplicate your mind.The Nexus between Olùkùmi abd Yorùbá language and its acculturation in diaspora. Linguistically, Olùkùmi speech form

the appropriation of aave: a thread the definition of aave (african-american vernacular english) is the variety of english natively spoken, particularly in urban communities, by most working and middle class

Bau Tailevu Dialect Hello : depends entirely on who you're addressing. Generally its BULA ; but if you're greeting someone of higher status ( Talatala,Teacher, your Boss ) NI SA

Okay my mum always refers to there being 'other types of roma' back in poland. We call ourselves galicja roma (probably because of 'galicja' being a historical territory that formed

AAVE = African American Vernacular English. Is a legitimate dialect of the English language. It is also proof of a tonal language amongst black peoples: a thread. I hear a

ZT Chen wants a break

This hits hard so I’m just gonna write down my rant: 1. A cultural genocide is happening. As a 吴语 speaker I can say for certain that less than 20%

Shafeeq Gigyani (𐨭𐨥𐨅 𐨒𐨁𐨒𐨩𐨣𐨁)

LEARN PASHTO IN SEVEN TWEETSPashto has 44 alphabets, taken from Arabic, and some are invented by Pir Rokhan.ا ب پ ت ټ ث ج چ ح خ څ ځ د

Let’s have a thread of favourite sayings/phrases. Any dialect, any language, any age. Just tell us what it means. One of mine: “It’s dark over Albert’s Mother’s.”Referring to gloomy/bad weather

okay so. i’m tired of seeing y’all using aave all day long. « period », « chile », « ratchet », « he do be », « i be.. », « turn it up », « deadass », « ...-ass » all of this is african