African-American Vernacular English
When I was talking with someone from the US about accents and dialects, I used the word, AAVE (African-American Vernacular English), he was not familiar with the word.
Is the word uncommon to use and hear in America?
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moguwai007 Is the abbreviation uncommon to use and hear in America? No, but you're more likely to read "AAVE" and more likely to hear "Ebonics". Synonyms: black talk, gangsta talk, nonstandard negro English
- moguwai007 Is the abbreviation uncommon to use and hear in America?
- No, but you're more likely to read "AAVE" and more likely to hear "Ebonics".
- Synonyms: black talk, gangsta talk, nonstandard negro English
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moguwai007Is the abbreviation uncommon to use and hear in America?
No, but you're more likely to read "AAVE" and more likely to hear "Ebonics".
Synonyms: black talk, gangsta talk, nonstandard negro English
0moguwai007Is the word uncommon to use and hear in America?
Yes. Only people who are interested in linguistics will have heard of it. The rest of us just talk like we talk and don't call it anything.
0I've never heard or said this in Canada.
I assume you are thinking of this as an acronym, ie initials pronounced as a wrod.
eg NATO is an acronym, (we say NAY-TOE).
eg CIA is not an acronym.(we say (SEE-EYE-EH).
I wouldn't know how to pronounce AAVE as a word.
Clive
0moguwai007 I used the word, AAVE (African-American Vernacular English), he was not familiar with the word.
He is not a linguist, then. It is common among people who study dialects and speech patterns in the US, and perhaps sociologists. It is a subject in university studies. Educators may be familiar with the term. 'Ebonics" was used in California some tim
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