@CocoPop you've brought a really gnarly/rad (or is it better simply use 'cool' or smth here?) analogy. It's highly valuable information as these contractions are high and low

marko_212

8 Dec 2022

English (US)

@Rudest1ny

The term originated in African American Vernacular English. It initially means "being very aware of racial and social injustice in the world." - A good thing in my opinion. “To be ‘woke’ politically in the Black community means that someone is informed, educated and conscious of social injustice and racial inequality,” Merriam-Webster Dictionary states.

It's morphed from its original meaning. The conservative Republican Party in the US loves to call any progressive movement in the USA as a "woke" movement. They try to make the term out as a pejorative one.

Here's a great article on "just what is woke"

https://apple.news/All_7z4NSQMqDeuPMIwNuaw

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superfluousviolinist

8 Dec 2022

English (US)

@Rudest1ny I agree with @CocoPop's comment. I would add that in speech, even when the usage is correct, it can make non-native speakers who have an accent sound even MORE foreign, ironically.

dest1ny-

9 Dec 2022

Russian

@marko_212 thank you, I'll read it:)
@superfluousviolinist so I'd better not use it 'til I'm get used to and feel comfortable with English?

superfluousviolinist

9 Dec 2022

English (US)

@Rudest1ny yes, I would avoid using those forms. Native speakers use the full forms of these words just as much, if not more, than the informal contractions. So you can't go wrong with the full form.

superfluousviolinist

9 Dec 2022

English (US)

@Rudest1ny if your accent is like this girl's, it is ok to use informal contractions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM03gkRAISM

She, for example, says "kinda" and it is fine because her pronunciation of individual sounds, word and sentence stress, intonation and rhythm in English are all very good.

dest1ny-

9 Dec 2022

Russian

@superfluousviolinist appreciate it, thank you for helping out:)

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What does Hey, what does actually "woke" as an adjective mean? mean?

What does Hey, what does actually "woke" as an adjective mean? mean? See a translation

Woke is an adjective originating in African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) meaning "alert to racial prejudice and discrimination".

@Rudest1ny No, it means to keep your eyes/mind open to signs of discrimination or racism in the world around you and in your personal life.

*kind of

I've seen вообще written as ваще. Imagine if every time the word вообще came up in my writing, I wrote ваще. It'd probably drive you crazy, no? Same with gonna, wanna, kinda ;)

@Rudest1ny I agree with @CocoPop's comment. I would add that in speech, even when the usage is correct, it can make non-native speakers who have an accent sound even MORE foreign, ironically.

@Rudest1ny yes, I would avoid using those forms. Native speakers use the full forms of these words just as much, if not more, than the informal contractions. So you can't go wrong with the full form.

What does Hey, what does actually "woke" as an adjective mean? mean?