MR: Diction (was Grammar)

["Ed Hopkins" <Ed.Hopkins@MCI.Com>]

Poster: "Ed Hopkins" <Ed.Hopkins@MCI.Com>

Eogan observed:
> > > But it is important to realize that Ebonics is not "lazy talk"
> > > or "bad English" (like so many people have tried to call Southern
> > > English as well), but it does follow its own rules of grammar and
> > > diction.  It's just different, not degenerate.

Alfredo agreed, saying,
> > I think a good example of this is the way speakers of "Good
> > English" say it's "lazy" to leave off the "ng" sound in a word
> > like "grillin'" when they themselve leave off the "t" sound in
> > "often". 

Tibor gasped  
> > Alfredo, I am shocked and amazed, that you would repeat the notion 
> > that elision of sounds smacks of ignorance...  But then again, my 
> > email account is at Hahvahd.... (:-) 

Miri protested
> But I DO sound the 't' in 'often'...

Prompting Alfredo to ask:

Do you also pronounce

     cas'le         castle
     marr'age       marriage
     di'mond        diamond
     We'n'sday      Wednesday
     'ni'te         knight
and  vi'count       viscount
    ?


-- Alfredo
(who very eruditely enunciates the "x" and "s" in "faux pas")

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