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I am not an American or of African descent, but I did understand
"dissing" (too much US TV in Canada, I guess) as being insulting talk
or gestures, but I must admit I still don't know what "ebonics" is and
whether or not I recommend it for anything :). Heck, my spell-checker
doesn't even know the word!
Does that mean I am too close to the street to TechWhirl?
<<Are we using ebonics in the tech writers list? >>
Although I don't want to promote the "de-evolution" of our
language, IMO technical communicators should use whatever works
to communicate.
<snip>
Isn't that the point? Communicate effectively by communicating
in the "language" (whether verbal or visual) of the audience?
And yes, I realize that "dissing" is apparently _not_ a common
term with _this_ audience, since some people did not understand
it. But I just don't want to become such a "vocabulary snob"
that I miss the point with my audience. MHO.
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