"My baby's daddy."

[nq:1]We need a word for the phrase "my baby's daddy." Among black women I have almost never heard "my husband" when they are refering to their "man". Can't we just invent a new word for "my babies daddy"?[/nq]
That's really amazing. That part about when you are among all those black women, how "baby's' turn into "babies", I mean. I wonder what they say when you are not among them?

They be illiterate, ya unnerstan.
Certainly they are not as clever as you who has come up with the unique and interesting retort of pointing out a spelling mistake in an usenet post.

[nq:2]refering That's really amazing. That part about when you are ... wonder what they say when you are not among them?[/nq]
[nq:1]They be illiterate, ya unnerstan. Certainly they are not as clever as you who has come up with the uniqueand interesting retort of pointing out a spelling mistake in an usenet post.[/nq]
If there is only one baby, then there is no question: my baby he (she) da

[nq:1]If there is only one baby, then there is no question: my baby he (she) daddy. More than one baby, then: my babies they daddy.[/nq]
Smitherman says
Black Dialect obviously has the concepts of plurality and possession, but they are not indicated by the addition of - s or apostrophes with - s . ... That was Mr. Jounson store got burn down , the position of the noun, Mr. Johnson , signal

[nq:2]If there is only one baby, then there is no question: my baby he (she) daddy. More than one baby, then: my babies they daddy.[/nq]
[nq:1]Smitherman says Black Dialect obviously has the concepts of plurality and possession, but they are not indicated by the addition ... Talkin and Testifyin , pp. 28-29. The resumptive pronoun ("That man he") is a characteristic of subjects, not possessive

[nq:2]Smitherman says Black Dialect obviously has the concepts of plurality ... ("That man he") is a characteristic of subjects, not possessives.[/nq]
[nq:1]OK. You are saying "my baby they daddy"?[/nq]
No, just "my baby daddy". I'm not sure she's completely consistent about the plural notion, though. She does show some plurals ending in "-s", including some hypercorrected ones (as "mens",

[nq:2]But does the article or text not show how "My babies' daddy he works. . ."?[/nq]
This is illogical as it assumes the same daddy for more than one baby. How would the speaker really know?

Rushtown:
[nq:1]We need a word for the phrase "my baby's daddy." Among black women I have almost never heard "my husband" when they are refering to their "man". Can't we just invent a new word for "my babies daddy"?[/nq]
"Who that is? It's just my baby daddy!" Trick Daddy

Cooper:
[nq:1]That's really amazing. That part about when you are among all those black women, how "baby's' turn into "babies", I mean. I wonder what they say when you are not among them?[/nq]
Your joke is gay and you's all morons, because black women say "baby daddy"! No pluralization; no possession! Evah!

Rushtown:
[nq:2]That's really amazing. That part about when you are among ... wonder what they say when you are not among them?[/nq]
[nq:1]They be illiterate, ya unnerstan. Certainly they are not as clever as you who has come up with the unique and interesting retort of pointing out a spelling mistake in an usenet post.[/nq]
You'd better get used to that Rushtown. These people tend to