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00:11Today, a baffled lady observed the shell where my soul dwells
00:17And announced that I'm "articulate"
00:22Which means that when it comes to enunciation and diction
00:26I don't even think of it
00:27‘Cause I’m "articulate"
00:30So when my professor asks a question
00:32And my answer is tainted with a connotation of urbanized suggestion
00:36There’s no misdirected intention
00:38Pay attention
00:39‘Cause I’m “articulate”
00:42So when my father asks, “Wha’ kinda ting is dis?”
00:45My “articulate” answer never goes amiss
00:48I say “father, this is the impending problem at hand”
00:52And when I’m on the block I switch it up just because I can
00:55So when my boy says, “What’s good with you son?”
00:58I just say, “I jus’ fall out wit dem people but I done!”
01:03And sometimes in class
01:05I might pause the intellectual sounding flow to ask
01:08“Yo! Why dese books neva be about my peoples”
01:11Yes, I have decided to treat all three of my languages as equals
01:15Because I’m “articulate”
01:19But who controls articulation?
01:22Because the English language is a multifaceted oration
01:25Subject to indefinite transformation
01:27Now you may think that it is ignorant to speak broken English
01:30But I’m here to tell you that even “articulate” Americans sound foolish to the British
01:36So when my Professor comes on the block and says, “Hello”
01:39I stop him and say “Noooo …
01:42You’re being inarticulate … the proper way is to say ‘what’s good’”
01:46Now you may think that’s too hood, that’s not cool
01:49But I’m here to tell you that even our language has rules
01:52So when Mommy mocks me and says “ya’ll-be-madd-going-to-the-store”
01:57I say “Mommy, no, that sentence is not following the law
02:02Never does the word "madd" go before a present participle
02:06That’s simply the principle of this English”
02:08If I had the vocal capacity I would sing this from every mountaintop,
02:12From every suburbia, and every hood
02:14‘Cause the only God of language is the one recorded in the Genesis
02:18Of this world saying “it is good"
02:20So I may not always come before you with excellency of speech
02:24But do not judge me by my language and assume
02:26That I’m too ignorant to teach
02:28‘Cause I speak three tongues
02:29One for each:
02:30Home, school and friends
02:32I’m a tri-lingual orator
02:34Sometimes I’m consistent with my language now
02:36Then switch it up so I don’t bore later
02:38Sometimes I fight back two tongues
02:40While I use the other one in the classroom
02:42And when I mistakenly mix them up
02:44I feel crazy like … I’m cooking in the bathroom
02:48I know that I had to borrow your language because mines was stolen
02:55But you can’t expect me to speak your history wholly while mines is broken
03:00These words are spoken
03:02By someone who is simply fed up with the Eurocentric ideals of this season
03:07And the reason I speak a composite version of your language
03:10Is because mines was raped away along with my history
03:14I speak broken English so the profusing gashes can remind us
03:18That our current state is not a mystery
03:21I’m so tired of the negative images that are driving my people mad
03:26So unless you’ve seen it rob a bank stop calling my hair bad
03:30I’m so sick of this nonsensical racial disparity
03:34So don’t call it good unless your hair is known for donating to charity
03:38As much as has been raped away from our people
03:43How can you expect me to treat their imprint on your language
03:47As anything less than equal
03:49Let there be no confusion
03:51Let there be no hesitation
03:53This is not a promotion of ignorance
03:55This is a linguistic celebration
03:58That’s why I put "tri-lingual" on my last job application
04:04I can help to diversify your consumer market is all I wanted them to know
04:08And when they call me for the interview I’ll be more than happy to show that
04:11I can say:
04:12“What’s good”
04:13“Whatagwan”
04:14And of course …“Hello”
04:17Because I’m “articulate”
04:20Thank you.
04:21(Applause)
00:11今天， 一位困惑的女士观察了 我内心深处灵魂寄居的壳
00:17并宣称我 “口才好”
00:22这意味着 我根本不用考虑
00:26发音和措辞
00:27因为我“口才好”
00:30所以当我的老师问一个问题
00:32我的回答会 跟城市化的建议沾边
00:36这没有不当的意思
00:38注意
00:39因为我“口才好”
00:42所以当我父亲问我： ”这是神马东西?“
00:45我“口才好”的回答从来不会出差错
00:48我说：”爸爸，这是眼前 即将发生的问题“
00:52所以当我在讲台上 我就打开开关， 因为我可以做到
00:55所以当我儿子说：”我哪里好?”
00:58我只是说：“我只是觉得#@￥%!”
01:03而且有时候在课堂上
01:05我可能会停下智慧的思考问道
01:08"嘿，为什么这些书从来不是 有关我们这些人的”
01:11是的，我已经决定同等 对待我的三种语言
01:15因为我“口才好”
01:19但是谁控制口才?
01:22因为英语是多面的华丽虚饰的语言
01:25受到不定的变化
01:27你可能认为说蹩脚的英语是愚昧的
01:30但是我是要告诉你 哪怕是“有口才”的美国人 在英国人听起来也很愚蠢
01:36所以当教授站在讲台上 说“大家好”
01:39我就会制止他说“不对”
01:42你这么说是没口才的... 正确的说法是：“怎么吗”
01:46现在你可能觉得这太虚伪，不酷
01:49但是这里我是要告诉你 即使我们的语言是规范的
01:52所以妈妈嘲笑我说到 ”你过商店去“
01:57我说”妈，不，这个句子不合规范
02:02不要把’过‘放在‘去’前面
02:06这就是英语的规范“
02:08如果我有声乐能力我就会 从每个山顶这么唱，
02:12每个郊区，每个人
02:14因为最标准的语言是记录在《创世纪》
02:18在这个世界说”它是很好的“
02:20所以我可以一直在你面前 做完美的演讲
02:24但是不要用我的语言来评论我
02:26说我不是一个好老师
02:28因为我可以说三种调调
02:29每样一种：
02:30家，学校，朋友
02:32我是三语演说者
02:34有时候我保持语言的一致
02:36然后换一种， 这样我不会不耐烦
02:38有时候我在两种语言之间挣扎
02:40当我在教室用另一种语调
02:42有时候我会混用
02:44我觉得我疯了就像... 我在厕所做饭
02:48我知道我必须借用你的语言 因为我的语言被盗窃了
02:55但是你不能希望我完整的说你的历史 而我的历史是破碎的
03:00这些词汇被
03:02那些受够了 欧洲中心主义的人
03:07我说一种复合形式的 你们的语言的原因是
03:10因为我的语言 已经被历史抹去了
03:14我说蹩脚的英语 可以提醒我们
03:18我们的现状不是一个谜
03:21我已经受够了那些 让我们这些人发疯的负面看法
03:26除非你看到它抢劫了银行， 否则不要说我的头发不好
03:30我受够了这不理智的种族差异
03:34所以也不要说它好， 除非你的头发 以捐助慈善而享誉社会。
03:38我们的很多东西被掠去了
03:43你们如何期待我对待 自己印迹在你们的语言中
03:47像所有不公平的一切
03:49让我们不在迷惑
03:51让我们不在犹豫
03:53这不是推进愚昧
03:55这是语言学家的庆典
03:58这就是为什么我在我的上封求职信上 写下“会三种语言”
04:04我可以使你的客户多元化 这是我想让他们知道的
04:08而且当他们打电话面试的时候 我很乐意展示这
04:11我可以说：
04:12”怎样了“
04:13”好啊“
04:14而且当然……”大家好“
04:17因为我“口才好”
04:20谢谢。
04:21(鼓掌)
