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Debonics
The ability to temporarily alter one's speech patterns, vocabulary, and grammar from native Ebonics to a more standardized style of the English language, with the goal of improving communication and understanding.
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dwebonics
Similar in historical beginnings as ebonics, dwebonics is a variation of articulate english generally used by those in high-tech fields, Star Trek fans, politicians.
It is characterized as substituing relatively easy words and phrases with overly complicated ones.
It is characterized as substituing relatively easy words and phrases with overly complicated ones.
Dwebonics: "Initiate water propogation through valve manipulation."
English: "Turn on the hose."
Dwebonics: "I have remotely calibrated the Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation optical encoding device to emanate visual/audio depictions"
English: "I turned on the DVD player"
English: "Turn on the hose."
Dwebonics: "I have remotely calibrated the Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation optical encoding device to emanate visual/audio depictions"
English: "I turned on the DVD player"
dwebonics by JacknRochNY September 7, 2007
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