AAVE
Is AAVE a dialect or accent?
It is a dialect of English.
What does "slay" mean?
To do something really well / to do a good job.
How does a New Yorker say "coffee"?
Cawwwwwfee
How tall is Amaris?
165 centimenters.
What is it called when someone switches dialects based on different situations (for example, work vs. at home with family)?
Code switching
What kind of accent is a Tennessee accent (what part of the United States)?
It's a Southern accent.
How old is Amaris?
29 years old <3
What common AAVE word replaces "am not / are not / do not / have not"?
"Ain't"
If I wanted to say "tell me the gossip about him" using LGBT slang, what might I say?
Tell me/give me the tea on him!
Name one characteristic of Southern accents in America.
-- Sounds relaxed
-- Loooooong vowel sounds
-- You all / you people = y’all
What state in the U.S. is Amaris from?
Kentucky
How might a speaker of AAVE say: "I'm usually at the gym on Saturdays"?
They might say "I *be* at the gym on Saturdays." (use of habitual be)
What do each of the letters in "LGBT" stand for?
Name one characteristic of Southern Californian accents.
Southern California
“Girly”; associated with women and celebrities
Vocal fry
Uptalk (everything sounds like a question)
Taiwan
What do you think the "vernacular" part of "African American Vernacular English" means?
"Vernacular" means day-to-day, informal, casual language.
What does "clock that tea" mean?
Example sentence: oh, I clocked the tea about her ages ago.
This is a mix of AAVE and LGBTQ slang. It means "to see the truth about someone / something."
"I clocked her tea ages ago" basically means "I realized the truth about her a long time ago."
Around how many different ethnicities in total are there in the United States?
Around 1500.
What healthy food does Amaris eat every single day?
Edamame