"Historically, the term
Appalachian dialect refers to a
local English variety of
southern Appalachia, also
known as Smoky Mountain
English or Southern Mountain
English in American #linguistics."
Maybe we should accept it the same way that you're intrigued by Catalan or the differences between Spanish in different countries?
@reiver@SrRochardBunson Very American (United States) centric, ignores the significant differences in the Canadian cultural mosaic, and simplifies the significance of the First Nations.
It also ends up implying a white centric culture, Asian, Black and Latinx cultural layers shape language and social interactions significantly.
On June 2, 1863, 160 years ago today, Harriet Tubman commanded 300 Black soldiers in the audacious Raid on Combahee Ferry. With the Union Army backing , The General, as she was called, liberated 800 people, destroyed supplies, and struck a blow against the Confederacy. She became the FIRST woman in U.S. history to plan and execute an armed expedition, inspiring joy and freedom among over 800 enslaved people.
@lowqualityfacts Many went gay, thinking it was the last chance before it all ended. This compensated for all the grey, by increasing the amount of colourful people in the world. :bd243:
Many Republicans believe that Y2K was a plot to increase the number of visible gays. Those Republicans believe a lot of strange things. :skp904:
@lowqualityfacts Times have changed. Once upon a long time ago, when a dollar was a dollar, and a pumpernickel was a lot of bread, a dollar was worth 35 peonies. 💐 :ablobcatpeekbreadfast:
@MostlyHarmless As a retired teacher, I can not imagine a teacher using this approach now. But then, I have trouble believing that book banning and don't say gay/trans/real-history is considered appropriate educational methodology.
@lowqualityfacts When she discovered that his fetish included an area one centimetre above the ankle, she publicly reprimanded him - because that this goes against the scientific definition of a foot, and is unnatural. She said such behaviour was beneath him, and he should not claim to have a foot fetish. Rowling's Foot Soldiers, as her followers are called, have escalated this controversy amongst Harry Potter Fandom, and have gotten a lot of millage out of this debate, as anyone who has dipped their toes in this ruckus knows.
I wanted to see if ChatGPT could put me out of the job, so I asked it to write a funny fake fact. To my surprise, it literally just plagiarized one of my own facts. Nearly word for word. I'd say my position remains safe for now.
• Rep. George Santos charged by Justice Department in federal probe.
• Allegations of false campaign finance filings and other claims against freshman congressman.
• Santos has been accused of violating conflict of interest laws and masterminding credit card fraud scheme.
@pivoinebleue Since it was a defamation case, not likely. Perhaps they should have made a Scarlet Letter A for An Arrogant Ass. He would think he was an A student and go around smiling and pointing at it.
@dpnash@max_headroom@AstroKatie At 636, it becomes a dead parrot, and you return it to the pet shop for a refund. That's assuming you can walk into the same pet shop twice. :bl46: