FT> Sounds like the congressman from NC that spoke on the issue at the 
FT> congressional hearings.  :) :) :)  ...talk about a dialect.  Whew!
 MS>     You miss the whole point Sen. Faircloth was making.  
 MS>     I'd agree with you that a southern accent is as 
 MS> much a "language" as "Ebonics" is (meaning I believe 
 MS> _neither_ is a language distinct from English), but 
 MS> neither Sen. Faircloth nor anyone else is seeking 
 MS> bilingual-ed funds for it!
That really bugs you, doesn't it?
-frank:)
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