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Slava
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Postby Slava » Wed Feb 10, 2010 6:52 pm

...a smart ass as well.
As my father was fond of saying, that's why they don't send donkeys to school. Nobody can stand them.

Hee Haw :lol:
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Postby Enigma » Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:09 pm

As a Southerner, I have heard people say things like "being that you're already here, you might as well stay and eat supper."
If I were to emulate the way people around me speak, you would struggle to decipher what I'm saying.

Bro, up to tonight? You keen for a cruize, g?

This is how many of the Pacific Islanders and maori speak. It translates to something like

Hello, friend/mate, what are you doing tonight? Are you keen to join me in an aimless drive about town, gangster unit?

I think some of this dialect comes from the Hip-Hop culture in America.
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Postby saparris » Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:21 pm

I think some of this dialect comes from the Hip-Hop culture in America.
Yes, it seems to be all the rage. My children, all of whom are articulate, can speak the lingo when they want.
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Postby Enigma » Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:31 pm

I think some of this dialect comes from the Hip-Hop culture in America.
Yes, it seems to be all the rage. My children, all of whom are articulate, can speak the lingo when they want.
How nice it is to have a proud father amid.
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Postby saparris » Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:01 pm

I am proud. They're wonderful people--and bilingual, too, dawg!
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Postby LukeJavan8 » Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:22 pm

Definitely hip-hop. It has such a wonderful influence on
culture.
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Postby Enigma » Thu Feb 11, 2010 4:48 pm

Definitely hip-hop. It has such a wonderful influence on
culture.
I assume you're kidding there?
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Postby saparris » Thu Feb 11, 2010 5:33 pm

Luke? Kidding? He's known as Iced Luke on the street.
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Postby LukeJavan8 » Thu Feb 11, 2010 6:46 pm

Or "L Luke Cool J"
L=Luke
J=Javan
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