Ignorance or acknowledgement? - AfroChat - African American

Vegence · December 20th, 2004, 11:58 PM

I heard on the news this morning that the online version of the Oxford English dictionary has added a number of urban slangs to their English language dictionary. Among them are : Benjimans, hoochie, thugged out and crack hoe..

Now since most of these words are used in our communities how will this effect us? Is this good news?

Intelligent_One · December 21st, 2004, 12:10 AM

I don't see this as good or as bad. It damn sure won't help.

Some of the words that they added are ridiculous. "Crack hoe"??? What can we expect? This is the same dictionary that added Homer Simpson's doh! to their list of words. :eek:

000HONEY · December 21st, 2004, 01:13 AM

I don't see the point in those actions
^^I agree it won't help

DBlack · December 21st, 2004, 06:40 AM

It's acknowledgement. The purpose of the dictionary is to identify what are establish words in the language, rather than make a judegemenet about their appropriateness. Anyone can create a word. But it won't show up in the dictionary until it becomes commonly used, having a specific or definitive meaning, for a sustained period of time.

originata · December 22nd, 2004, 09:40 AM

Well many of those terms about time they are commonly used, Black people don't really use them anymore.

I don't see how this can effect us either way.

It's Meeee · December 22nd, 2004, 06:52 PM

The only thing I want the 'dictionary' staff to do is to kill the "N" word. Not only the dictionary staff but blacks. Kill the "N" word and we're on our way to united liberation.

God does not refer to blacks as the "N" word, niether should we.

naskiecenye · December 31st, 2004, 05:24 PM

I cant really believe this intil i see it sounds like a joke

slickbitty · December 31st, 2004, 05:28 PM

that they use, so these words being in the dictionary are no different. I do agree, the "n" word needs to go though.

Samoon · January 18th, 2005, 03:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by It's Meeee

The only thing I want the 'dictionary' staff to do is to kill the "N" word. Not only the dictionary staff but blacks. Kill the "N" word and we're on our way to united liberation.

God does not refer to blacks as the "N" word, niether should we.

I agree 110%. Update: Etymologists, researchers, consultants, etc. have REFUSED to remove the "N" word from this dictionary.

the_truth · January 18th, 2005, 03:06 AM

I dont think that these words being in the dictionary will affect us but whats the purpose? why? Is it really necessary to put these words in the dictionary. What are we teaching the kids?