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Do we really sound like that? What to know about Michigan accent
The Michigan accent, part of the Inland North accent, is part of American English. Here are how some words sound in the ...
The New York Times2y
The First 10 Words of the African American English Dictionary Are In
Those were two of the first 100 words that the Oxford University Press said it had prepared to include in the Oxford Dictionary of African American English, the hopeful result of the three-year ...
NPR2y
A new dictionary will document the lexicon of African American English
"Every speaker of American English borrows heavily from words invented by African Americans, whether they know it or not," Hutchins Center director and the editor in chief on the project ...
The Baltimore Sun2y
African American English Dictionary gives first look at 10 words, including ‘bussin’ and more
The word, according to the definition revealed ... The Oxford Dictionary of African American English will also include “old school,” or its variant “old skool” — characteristic of ...
Wall Street Journal1y
When American Words Invaded the Greatest English Dictionary
Most people think of the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary as a quintessentially ... you will find thousands of American words.
NBC News2y
Here are 10 words that will be featured in the African American English Dictionary
Henry Louis Gates Jr. is a literary critic and African American history professor ... That is why we refashioned the English language.” According to Gates, the words will also be added to ...