Ethnic dialects

Example

AAVE pronunciation example

"Ahm" instead of "I'm,"  \n "dat" instead of "that,"  \n "finna" instead of "going to."

AAVE grammar example

"He be working" instead of "He is working,"  \n "They ain't got no money" instead of "They don't have any money."

AAVE vocabulary example

"Fam" instead of "family,"  \n "lit" instead of "exciting,"  \n "chillin'" instead of "relaxing."

AAVE syntax example

"He done left" instead of "He has left,"  \n "I ain't never been there" instead of "I have never been there."

AAVE discourse example

"What's good?" instead of "Hello,"  \n "That's wassup!" instead of "That's cool."

BBE pronunciation example

"Bu'er" instead of "butter,"  \n "fi'in" instead of "feeling,"  \n "pa'k" instead of "park."

BBE grammar example

"The team are winning" instead of "The team is winning,"  \n "I ain't got no money" instead of "I don't have any money."

BBE vocabulary example

"Bare" instead of "a lot of,"  \n "peng" instead of "attractive,"  \n "wagwan" instead of "what's going on?"

BBE syntax example

"I done my homework" instead of "I have done my homework,"  \n "I ain't seen him in ages" instead of "I haven't seen him in a long time."

BBE discourse example

"That's peak!" instead of "That's unfortunate,"  \n "Safe" instead of "Okay."