Originally posted by ATL-SVT: Ebonics is slang that was given a name due to so many people speaking it. Should it be taught in schools? Please . In a sense it's a variation of the english langauge, but it isn't an accent such a southern drawl, which I get to poke fun at on a daily basis. Must be hard teaching 2nd graders in GA how to spell "pen" with they pronounce it "pin". What I'm saying is, I don't think you can lump ebonics in with all accents. Ebonics is spoken WITH and accent in GA, I've been to a buttload of little towns (In Georgia) where it's almost impossible to understand what some people are saying, call me an old white guy (I'm 24), but it's a different language. You ever heard Dre and Big Boi from outkast talk? Jeezus man, now take that and imagine it on some country bastard! It's not english.
. In a sense it's a variation of the english langauge, but it isn't an accent such a southern drawl, which I get to poke fun at on a daily basis. Must be hard teaching 2nd graders in GA how to spell "pen" with they pronounce it "pin". What I'm saying is, I don't think you can lump ebonics in with all accents. Ebonics is spoken WITH and accent in GA, I've been to a buttload of little towns (In Georgia) where it's almost impossible to understand what some people are saying, call me an old white guy (I'm 24), but it's a different language. You ever heard Dre and Big Boi from outkast talk? Jeezus man, now take that and imagine it on some country bastard! It's not english. 
