FT>  DT>  "I ain't got no problem wif it," said Earl E. Byrd, president 
FT> of the
FT>  DT>  Ebonics Institute. "You ever try talkin' wif wunna dem computer
FT>  DT>  dudes? Don't matter if it be a white computer dude or a black
FT>  DT>  computer dude; it's like you be talkin' to a robot -- RAM, DOS,
FT> 
FT> Sounds like the congressman from NC that spoke on the issue at the 
FT> congressional hearings.  :) :) :)  ...talk about a dialect.  Whew!
    You miss the whole point Sen. Faircloth was making.  
    I'd agree with you that a southern accent is as much a "language" as 
"Ebonics" is (meaning I believe _neither_ is a language distinct from 
English), but neither Sen. Faircloth nor anyone else is seeking bilingual-ed 
funds for it!
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