Could Black English Mean a Prison Sentence? (opens in new tab)

(theatlantic.com)

4 pointsdammitfoo7y ago1 comments

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  “He come tell ’bout I’m gonna take the TV,”

Let's say a transcriber records that perfectly. How is the jury going to interpret that?

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(theatlantic.com)

4 pointsdammitfoo7y ago1 comments

  “He come tell ’bout I’m gonna take the TV,”

Let's say a transcriber records that perfectly. How is the jury going to interpret that?

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse