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E-mail: Duncthebassist@aol.com , or Black English, was recently a controversial topic in the United States, when the Oakland School District school board attempted to classify as a completely different language from Standard American English ....

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... English, nevertheless, because most of the people who employ it are African-American. In America, most black children first learn before SAE from their parents and their environment. Once they get to school though, some will encounter many types of problems because classes are taught in SAE. It is easier to adapt to the dialect or language your peers use so if they are taught in an area where many of the children use SAE, they will most likely adapt with few problems. Some blacks will speak in at home and in many informal situations and then they will use Standard English when they are in situations that call for "proper" English. There is ...