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Subject: Help with Ebonics Slang!

Written By: ringer on 06/25/03 at 05:10 p.m.

What the heck is a "lo-lo"???

i overheard this once...what is it?


Subject: Re: Help with Ebonics Slang!

Written By: SheRa340 on 06/26/03 at 00:48 a.m.

why don't you ask the writers of Lilo N stitch? That term was used in the movie
by the way..."Ebonic" Slang??? hmmmmm......
I'm gonna keep my little African-American mouth SHUT on that one

Subject: Re: Help with Ebonics Slang!

Written By: ringer on 06/26/03 at 10:15 a.m.

sorry if i offended you

i didn't know any other word or term besides ebonics slang to use...

peace and love and all that jazz...

i have a feeling where i heard it, it was meant as slang for those cars that bounce up and down that Low riders drive...

or cars that are low to the ground...who the heck knows...i over heard it in a porn spoken by some black actor...

so sue me...

ciao

Subject: Re: Help with Ebonics Slang!

Written By: SheRa340 on 06/26/03 at 10:31 a.m.

Apology accepted,all is well ;D
i was serious about the Lilo N stich thing though.

Quoting:
sorry if i offended you

i didn't know any other word or term besides ebonics slang to use...

peace and love and all that jazz...

i have a feeling where i heard it, it was meant as slang for those cars that bounce up and down that Low riders drive...

or cars that are low to the ground...who the heck knows...i over heard it in a porn spoken by some black actor...

so sue me...

ciao
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Subject: Re: Help with Ebonics Slang!

Written By: Alicia. on 06/27/03 at 11:29 a.m.


Quoting:


or cars that are low to the ground...who the heck knows...i over heard it in a porn spoken by some black actor...

so sue me...

ciao
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so if a white person said it...what kind of language would it be???

Subject: Re: Help with Ebonics Slang!

Written By: Arcfire on 06/27/03 at 11:41 a.m.

I think Lolo is polynesian for "crazy" or "loopy" if I remember correctly

Subject: Re: Help with Ebonics Slang!

Written By: Don_Carlos on 06/27/03 at 02:39 p.m.


Quoting:
..."Ebonic" Slang??? hmmmmm......
I'm gonna keep my little African-American mouth SHUT on that one
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Wise move!  I'm not sure where the term "Ebonics" came from, but I can tell you, for what its worth, that in terms of Spanish, the Royal Acadamy of Language in Spain has held that every form of the Spanish language, sland included, is acceptable Spanish.  Just as an example, in Puerto Rico "guagua" is slang for bus.  In Chile, its slang for baby.  I can tell you that THAT led to some confusion when I lived in Chile.  I think that regionalisms and "ethnicisms" enrich the language, and should not be characterized with names that could be considered derogatory.  

Subject: Re: Help with Ebonics Slang!

Written By: zippo on 07/13/03 at 11:14 a.m.

What does the Latino phrase:

OR-A-LAY mean?

Always wondered!  How do you spell it?

Does it mean like "right on!"???

I hear Latin dudes say it on occasion, Mexicans.  No offense.  Just wanna know, dudes!

Subject: Re: Help with Ebonics Slang!

Written By: Howard on 07/13/03 at 03:15 p.m.


Quoting:
What does the Latino phrase:

OR-A-LAY mean?

Always wondered!  How do you spell it?

Does it mean like "right on!"???

I hear Latin dudes say it on occasion, Mexicans.  No offense.  Just wanna know, dudes!
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I also hear "viva la raza".

Howard

Subject: Re: Help with Ebonics Slang!

Written By: Hoeveel on 07/13/03 at 03:25 p.m.

Eh? Sorry, but what's offensive about 'ebonics'? It comes from 'ebony' right?

The only problem i can see with that is that it confuses race with culture.