For comparison

Joe Varo vjvaro at erie.net
Wed Feb 19 20:15:27 CST 1997


On Wed, 19 Feb 1997, Henry M wrote:

> What do we make of this, and why?:
> 
> The Encino, California School Board has declared Jewish English, or
> "Hebonics," a second language.
>
> [snip description of "Hebonics"]

Okay...I'll admit it...I laughed at this one, though I did find the term
"hebonics" vaguely unsettling, perhaps because "hebe" is usually used in a
*very* perjorative way.

No...I am not anti-semitic.

Hell, I can see Woody Allen doing this.

Joe





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