It is very common for Blacks to use double negatives and "ain't".
grammar question?
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Would it not be better to clarify the phrase "people of African descent"? From my limited experience, Africans here in the USA don't use double negatives and "ain't" unless, being new to using English, they mimic the AAs who influence their speech.
I acknowledge the possibility that there may be Africans in the USA whose exposure has been restricted to blacks who speak AAVE.
I acknowledge the possibility that there may be Africans in the USA whose exposure has been restricted to blacks who speak AAVE.
The statement is still true (in the United States), even though it doesn't apply to all black speakers: black people who don't speak AAVE are a minority in the USA compared to those who do. But not all of them speak it all the time. There are plenty of people who speak standard English at work and AAVE at home.
The phrase African descent is misleading for another reason, though: despite the common use of the term "African-American", not all black people in the United States are African. They probably ultimately descend from Africans in one way or another, but then, so do white/Asian/Middle Eastern people. :)
- Kef
The phrase African descent is misleading for another reason, though: despite the common use of the term "African-American", not all black people in the United States are African. They probably ultimately descend from Africans in one way or another, but then, so do white/Asian/Middle Eastern people. :)
- Kef
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Egytians? Libyans? Morrocans? white South Africans?
LOL!
Egytians? Libyans? Morrocans? white South Africans?
LOL!
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