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My first inital knee jerk response was 'what the heck is AA English?" I'm black and took a little offense to this, but I'm calm now!! Like scatterbrain said your guy will speak as he is taught. The influence around him will play a part just like those crazy sayings like; "whatever...that's hot....are you serious"...I was raised in England so grammar is important to me. I too will correct Abby when she uses incorrect grammar, slang will be for the street not our home. I cringe when I have gone on interviews and the interviwer says " oh, you didn't sound black on the phone"...I don't know if this is meant as a compliment but it is not taken as such. I understand what you mean though by other blacks being suspicious...when I first came to America I had a very strong English accent, my black co-workers didn't speak/like me because they said I sounded too white!! crazy but true. I did change my accent to sound more southern ( I was in Arkansas at the time), which I regret to this day as now I hardly sound English at all...
Good for you though for trying to make yourself aware, this is agreat place to ask questions and remember there are no stupid questions. Continue to educate yourself, your son will thank you later..

God bless
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