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English as a second language. - Weltall - 24th January 2004
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I found this lovely example of Engrish on the floor at work yesterday. I thought I'd share it with you.
English as a second language. - Great Rumbler - 24th January 2004
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English as a second language. - OB1 - 25th January 2004
English as a second language. - A Black Falcon - 25th January 2004
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English as a second language. - Fittisize - 25th January 2004
I understood everything said in that letter.
That ain't Engrish, that's how half the girls in my grade actually talk and write notes and shit ('cept they don't use words like 'niggas')
English as a second language. - A Black Falcon - 25th January 2004
It's close enough to Engrish to not matter. :)
English as a second language. - EdenMaster - 25th January 2004
Fittisize Wrote:I understood everything said in that letter.
That's because you know their native language: "Indecipherable crap".
That was awful. I feel dumber having read it.
Who here wants to spam this girls email address with links to Dictionary and Thesaurus websites?
English as a second language. - alien space marine - 25th January 2004
I couldnt even make that out with my eyes.
English as a second language. - Sacred Jellybean - 26th January 2004
English as a second language. - geoboy - 26th January 2004
That's AOL speak on paper. Take note of the dollar signs in "a$$", the use of the @ symbol (because writing "at" just takes so much more time to do) and the hand drawn emoticons.
English as a second language. - Weltall - 26th January 2004
Some of it is. The rest of it sounds like someone who spent more time studying Ebonics than English.
English as a second language. - Black - 28th January 2004
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English as a second language. - Black - 28th January 2004
This is for EdenMaster, what do you mean by their or should I say our, since I am black too. "native language: "Indecipherable crap"." Think about what you are about to say before you say it.
English as a second language. - Weltall - 28th January 2004
Well, African-American, it is pretty indecipherable.
It's just that older black people don't speak like that. Only kids. She's not speaking black, she's speaking "dumb teenager". I'm pretty sure that's what he meant... we've had this discussion here before. :D
I bet she's white anyway.
English as a second language. - geoboy - 29th January 2004
I've seen plenty of white girls write like that. It's just as Weltall said - she's speaking "dumb teenager".
English as a second language. - Geno - 29th January 2004
Hooked on ebonics be workin' for me.
English as a second language. - Weltall - 29th January 2004
Nigga please.
English as a second language. - Geno - 29th January 2004
Don't shizzle, my nizzle... whatever that's supposed to mean. (Don't shit, my nigga?)
English as a second language. - Great Rumbler - 29th January 2004
Quote:Nigga please.
That reminds me of a hilarious skit on Mad TV. :D
English as a second language. - Weltall - 29th January 2004
I remember it...
Chris Rock: "Hey man, this is some good cereal. What is it?"
White Short-order Cook: "Nigga Please!"
Chris Rock: *grabs the guy by the neck "What did you say?!"
Cook: *holds up box* "Nigga PLEASE!"
The look on his face was hilarious. :D
English as a second language. - Moiraine - 30th January 2004
Weltall Wrote:I bet she's white anyway.
As a matter of fact she is... I found out who she was at school last tuesday...
English as a second language. - -iLluSiON- - 30th January 2004
That's almost as bad as hacker talk.
English as a second language. - Weltall - 30th January 2004
Almost, except that hacker talk originally stemmed from people who were otherwise quite intelligent.
English as a second language. - A Black Falcon - 30th January 2004
Good point. :)
English as a second language. - Geno - 30th January 2004
Weltall Wrote:Almost, except that hacker talk originally stemmed from people who were otherwise quite intelligent.
Yeah, and now hacker talk is used more by newbies than by actual hackers. Newbies think they're so 1337 'cause they think they're speaking in a language only they can understand.
English as a second language. - A Black Falcon - 30th January 2004
Newbies are stupid. That is a fact of life.
English as a second language. - Geno - 30th January 2004
A Black Falcon Wrote:Newbies are stupid. That is a fact of life.
Indeed.
English as a second language. - Great Rumbler - 30th January 2004
Weltall Wrote:I remember it...
Chris Rock: "Hey man, this is some good cereal. What is it?"
White Short-order Cook: "Nigga Please!"
Chris Rock: *grabs the guy by the neck "What did you say?!"
Cook: *holds up box* "Nigga PLEASE!"
The look on his face was hilarious. :D
That's actually not what I was thinking, but that's still funny. :D