Following on from yesterday's post about the rise of "multi-ethnic youth dialect" it would be good to have some responses to a little bit of data collection we've initiated. If you go to the SFX resources site, you can download a grid that asks you to fill in your colloquial version of various common expressions or phrases, such as greetings or words for things that are good or bad.
If you fill it in and return it to me at either the college email address or the address on the website. we'll crunch up the data and share the findings.
Spilling your Ts
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