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  • blackhawknj
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2011
    • 3754

    #16
    Then there was "Black English" which seems to have been abandoned fortunately. One of the harshest put downs of it came from a representative of the Nation of Islam, and whatever you may think of Louis Farrakhan and his ideas, his command of English is excellent.
    Last edited by blackhawknj; 07-19-2020, 09:21.

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    • Vern Humphrey
      Administrator - OFC
      • Aug 2009
      • 15875

      #17
      Originally posted by lyman
      if it helps a kid, great, but the 'old way' is still faster,
      We had been reaching children to read and write for about 6,000 years, and suddenly in the 20th Century, we had a BETTER way of doing it?

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      • togor
        Banned
        • Nov 2009
        • 17610

        #18
        Originally posted by Vern Humphrey
        We had been reaching children to read and write for about 6,000 years, and suddenly in the 20th Century, we had a BETTER way of doing it?
        The subject is MULTIPLICATION. Do try to keep up.

        Anyone ever run an abacus?

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        • lyman
          Administrator - OFC
          • Aug 2009
          • 11268

          #19
          Originally posted by togor
          The subject is MULTIPLICATION. Do try to keep up.

          Anyone ever run an abacus?
          yes,

          learned in grade school, had some in class,


          been a long dayum time tho

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