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> Don't give this test to people who speak AAVE: You'll be considered racist.

Perhaps, but probably not. In my understanding most AAVE speakers (and other "low-class" dialects, for that matter) are bidialectical with Standard American English and can code-switch to it in more formal situations. And, those who aren't able to do so likely haven't been exposed to the education and training necessary to even be qualified for a job like this in the first place - they surely would've picked it up along the way.



Well, you'll be getting closer to looking like you're discriminating based on race, and that likely isn't worth it from a legal or PR perspective.




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