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I think Milhouse proved my point. When people make grammatical errors when using Hebrew terms people just write it off by saying “oh that’s just Yiddish”. That is essentially saying that Yiddish the language is spoken by low-class ignoramuses who could care less what they sound like. That is an exact parallel to ebonics. For those of you who are not familiar with Ebonics here are some examples with the translation. Believe it or not there are academics who study this stuff…

“I ast Ruf could she bring it ovah to Tom crib.” ( I asked Ruth if/whether she could bring it over to Tom’s place.)

“Befo’ you know it, he be done aced de tesses.” ( Before you know it, he will have already aced the tests.)

Don’t be trippin’ – Do not be anxious

I ain’t gonna be no chump, you know what I sayin? (I will not be easily deceived, understood?)