• PrincessLeiasCat
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    3 months ago

    Very interesting YT clip from a linguist on exactly this. He traces its history and some origins go back quite a ways and lots come from the Black community, which should surprise no one.

    https://youtu.be/BFgg-Gy0E2g

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      3 months ago

      The only thing I don’t like about linguistics coming from the Black community is saying “axe” instead of “ask”. God that triggers me.

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        3 months ago

        Is that really something that came from the black community though? It was around before North America was colonised.

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          3 months ago

          Not sure. It might not have originated from the black community but it definitely is being used more and more within it.