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Why do African Americans say scrong and scraight instead of strong and straight?
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∙ 9y ago
Its not just African Americans who mispronounce words. Sometimes some people have a hard time pronouncing things so they say it the best way they can.
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∙ 9y ago
Anonymous
Kind of ignorant question as not only black people may have these pronunciation; Caucasians may also have this speech problem. Location plays a big role. But it is known as a variation of s-backing.
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