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Not that I trust Wikipedia Jeordam Send a noteboard - 10/10/2018 10:01:49 PM

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See the Wikipedia link below, it seems to have been in use in African American Vernacular English as early as the 1930s, though then mostly in the literal sense of 'awake', and more in its current sense as from the 1960s and 70s.

Any further than I can throw a cinder block....
But then isn't a fairly big chunk of African American vernacular English just miss-used or miss-pronounced English (either from a lack of education or on purpose)?

Is that something that we should really emulate? Ignorance (either willful or purposeful)

~Jeordam

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Americans Strongly Dislike PC Culture Legolas - 10/10/2018 07:28:00 PM 596 Views
We hate the term “woke “ as well. damookster - 10/10/2018 08:05:14 PM 301 Views
Funny you should mention this.... Jeordam - 10/10/2018 09:08:28 PM 283 Views
Now you got me looking up the etymology of 'woke'. It's interesting, though. Legolas - 10/10/2018 09:43:49 PM 442 Views
Not that I trust Wikipedia Jeordam - 10/10/2018 10:01:49 PM 304 Views
That's a matter of perspective, I guess. Legolas - 10/10/2018 10:57:54 PM 348 Views
Re: Not that I trust Wikipedia Cannoli - 10/10/2018 11:17:16 PM 345 Views
That was also interesting - knew some of it, but some was news to me. *NM* Legolas - 10/10/2018 11:32:30 PM 135 Views
I don't think "woke" comes from that, though. You sound like you read Albion's Seed. Tom - 11/10/2018 01:07:50 AM 315 Views
Not directly. I've read other stuff here and there that cited that work, though *NM* Cannoli - 15/10/2018 06:04:34 PM 121 Views
I was familiar with the lyric in the Lead Belly song because I love me some Delta blues. damookster - 10/10/2018 10:05:51 PM 290 Views
Wait, so you hate the term 'woke' but you just accused yourself of cultural appropriation? *NM* Legolas - 10/10/2018 11:00:25 PM 187 Views
not necessarily me although yes, I have to a degree. More whites in general. damookster - 11/10/2018 01:01:31 AM 323 Views
"African American vernacular" is PC for "grammatically incorrect used mostly by blacks" Tom - 11/10/2018 01:06:01 AM 341 Views
I hate all grammatically incorrect terms. Tom - 11/10/2018 01:02:37 AM 341 Views
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