Topic: Why can't black people use the verb "to be"?

Anonymous A started this discussion 2 years ago #110,518

It is either:

1. "He my friend."

or

2. "He be my friend."

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 14 minutes later[^] [v] #1,229,901

You sound like you have a master's degree in Languages.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 2 years ago, 24 minutes later, 38 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,229,902

@previous (B)
Not me. I have a PhD in Maths.

Anonymous B replied with this 2 years ago, 14 minutes later, 53 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,229,903

@previous (A)
From which university? What was your thesis on?

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 2 years ago, 12 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,229,904

@previous (B)
Harvard. My thesis was on the Collatz Conjecture.

dw !p9hU6ckyqw joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 6 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,229,906

He to be my friend

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 5 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,229,908

@1,229,901 (B)
I have written a few books.

Anonymous B replied with this 2 years ago, 53 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,229,910

@1,229,904 (A)
Interesting. Maybe you can explain this then: why does the following statement hold for all odd h?

f(2h - 1) ≤ (3h - 1)/2

where f is the Syracuse function.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 2 years ago, 5 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,229,911

@previous (B)
Not worth the effort for a troll.

Anonymous B replied with this 2 years ago, 20 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,229,913

@previous (A)
That's a curious response. It's a very elementary result that can be summarized in a single sentence. This is one of the first things any scholar learns about the conjecture.

boof joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 25 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,229,922

because there fags

Phatthew Phosteet Philler joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 6 hours later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,229,945

@OPenis
I think the word you're looking for is, in fact, "is". Thanks.

Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 57 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,229,961

sorry op do you want people to say "He to be my friend"? you sound stupid as fuck

Phatthew Phosteet Philler replied with this 2 years ago, 41 minutes later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,229,964

@previous (G)
Go easy on OP. English might not be his first language.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 2 years ago, 7 minutes later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,229,965

@1,229,961 (G)
“He is my friend,” you illiterate mora.

Phatthew Phosteet Philler replied with this 2 years ago, 7 minutes later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,229,967

@previous (A)
By your logic, that should be "he to be my friend. Stop moving the goalposts. Thanks.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 2 years ago, 10 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,229,969

@previous (Phatthew Phosteet Philler)
“To be” is the infinitive, mora. The main verb in a sentence should be conjugated.

Phatthew Phosteet Philler replied with this 2 years ago, 2 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,229,973

@previous (A)
> “To be” to be the infinitive, mora. The main verb in a sentence should to be conjugated.

Do you now see the flaw in your logic? Thanks.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 2 years ago, 14 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,229,981

@previous (Phatthew Phosteet Philler)
You have no concept of English. Thanks.

Phatthew Phosteet Philler replied with this 2 years ago, 7 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,229,984

@previous (A)
> You to be have no concept of English. To be thanks.

FIxed that for you. Thanks.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 2 years ago, 1 minute later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,229,986

@previous (Phatthew Phosteet Philler)
English is to be not your native language. Thanks.

Phatthew Phosteet Philler replied with this 2 years ago, 1 minute later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,229,989

@previous (A)
Nice madpost. Thanks.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 2 years ago, 33 seconds later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,229,990

@previous (Phatthew Phosteet Philler)
*to be madpost

Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 1 minute later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,229,992

My black people dont talk like that and also thats not really how they use "be"

If anything they would say "he my friend"

Do you talk to black people at all?

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 2 years ago, 1 minute later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,229,995

@previous (H)
He my friend still lacks to be.

Anonymous H replied with this 2 years ago, 37 seconds later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,229,997

@previous (A)
Because it wouldnt make sense to have "to be" in that sentence. They dont talk that way. No one does

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 2 years ago, 1 minute later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,229,998

@previous (H)
“He is my friend.” “Is” is the verb “to be” ffs

Anonymous H replied with this 2 years ago, 1 minute later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,229,999

@previous (A)
They dont say the "to be"

What are you talking about?

Phatthew Phosteet Philler replied with this 2 years ago, 50 seconds later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,230,000

@1,229,998 (A)
No it isn't. "Is" and "to be" are spelled and pronounced completely differently to eachother. How are you becoming this confused?

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 2 years ago, 9 seconds later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,230,001

@1,229,999 (H)
Verbs are referred to in the infinitive. They are conjugated in sentences. I cannot believe that I have to explain this to adults.

Phatthew Phosteet Philler replied with this 2 years ago, 3 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,230,003

@previous (A)
Why are you making things up? Is this a troll thread?

Anonymous H replied with this 2 years ago, 2 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,230,004

@1,230,001 (A)
That isnt how they speak, point blank

No one is saying "he be my friend" or "he to be my friend"

Anonymous B replied with this 2 years ago, 20 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,230,007

@1,230,001 (A)
Bullshit.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 2 years ago, 7 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,230,011

@previous (B)
Alright, go ask a language teacher or a linguist. What do I care if you are ignorant and uneducated?

Phatthew Phosteet Philler replied with this 2 years ago, 1 minute later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,230,012

@previous (A)
Why are you getting so worked up about this?

Anonymous I joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 2 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,230,014

@OP
Why can't Chinese women stay married to fat alcoholic pedophiles for more than a week? Any theories?

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 2 years ago, 52 seconds later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,230,015

@previous (I)
I have no idea. I have never been in that situation.

Phatthew Phosteet Philler replied with this 2 years ago, 5 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,230,018

@1,230,014 (I)
OP isn't Matt. A man of African American descent would not need to ask the question posited by OP. Thanks.

Anonymous B replied with this 2 years ago, 1 hour later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,230,028

@1,230,011 (A)

You are speaking to a language teacher and a linguist.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 2 years ago, 1 minute later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,230,030

@previous (B)
That is impossible, since you have no concept how verbs work.

Anonymous B replied with this 2 years ago, 1 minute later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,230,032

@previous (A)

You are the classic example of the Dunning–Kruger effect.

Anonymous D replied with this 2 years ago, 11 minutes later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,230,040

I want fat black girls to sit on my face.

Phatthew Phosteet Philler replied with this 2 years ago, 31 minutes later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,230,044

@1,230,030 (A)
> That to be impossible, since you to have no concept how verbs to work.

Fixed that for you. Thanks.

Minichan