Eleven Rules On How To Speak Ebonics 1. Remove all forms of the verb "to be" from your sentences. EX. "He sick today."; "They talkin about yo ass." 2. Repeaat noun subjects with a pronoun. EX. "My fatha (father), he smokes blunts." 3. Omit forms of "do" from most of your sentences. EX. "What you say about my mama?" 4. Use thee same form of a noun for singualar and plural. EX. "One joint, two joint, three joint." 5. Disregard verb tense in your sentences. EX. "I know it good shit when she tell me." 6. Use the same verb form for all subjects. EX. "I go, you go, he/she go, we go, they go." 7. Use few constant pairs. EX. Just (for just), chil (for child), not to be confused with chill. 8. Use few long vowels or dipthongs. EX. A'ight (for alright); tahm (for time). 9. Omit the "r" sound. EX. Mo (for more), reefa (for reefer), masta (for master). 10. Replace "z" for "s" at the end of a word. EX. Skilz (for skills); wheelz (for wheels) 11. Replace the "th" sound with "f" or "d" sound. EX. Dis (for thos); dat (for that); souf (for south).