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Ebonics in the workplace: what are your thoughts on this subject?
By the way, since English isn't my first language, I used to have the hardest time understanding this dialect. Now it's easier, but I still try to block it out as not to lose my still growing vocabulary and command of the language. But, having said that, I used to ignore Spanish as much as I could, as well. Not because I don't like it, which I kind of do, but because it's too close to my native Portuguese and I wanted to concentrate on learning English first.
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- Christian MLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
There is language used to uplift and increase knowledge and there is language that is devised to lock others out and create tribes. While it is in our best interests to honor cultures other than our own there has to be a standard that allows for accurate transfer of ideas in common usage for education, science, business, literature and so on. There has always been street slang and many common terms have come from the street but as a language street slang has no place in the expansion of idea. It rarely can claim new territory in thought.
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- isis's brotherLv 71 decade ago
we spend billions of dollars to educate children and language skills are
emphasized. In this country we should all try to speak the same language.
Having other languages is a big plus. Using our language in business should be required.
- mayo_carlLv 71 decade ago
everyone has a cultural dialect that they use around friends and family. we also must be able to communicate clearly in the workplace. on the job, use plain english.
