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sxt@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

That said I feel like when people are referring to whether or not something “is a word” they’re referring to whether not is has seen historical/widespread usage, not “has somebody ever just decided it meant something, somewhere, at some point”

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pyre@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
most often it’s said to dismiss people. AAVE gets a lot of that. but it’s used to mock and dismiss young people too by the “back in my day” crew.

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- psud@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  I know who AvE is; who’s AAVE?
  
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  - pyre@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    African American Vernacular English… what’s AvE?
    
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    psud@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    AvE is a YouTuber.
    
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