| 21. | Hence, black English _ ebonics, if you will _ must be viewed in perspective.
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| 22. | The differences between Standard English and Black English aren't significant enough to impede communication.
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| 23. | In that essay, entitled " What's Wrong With Black English,"
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| 24. | But to suggest that you would teach in black English is a retrograde step.
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| 25. | There is a big difference between teaching black English and teaching about black English,
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| 26. | It may be newly controversial, but black English is a familiar part of American literature.
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| 27. | North County Times, San Diego, California, on black English:
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| 28. | "Teachers are taught to ignore students'lapses into Black English,"
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| 29. | But most Americans, black, white or other, don't have to learn to appreciate black English.
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| 30. | For instance, double negatives, common in black English, are also common in Spanish and French.
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