What is your favorite American English dialect?

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11. My favourite English Dialect

It's not necessarily "American" English dialect and is indeed a language all it's own. Derived from English as Dr. Louise Bennett "Miss Lou" said. Patois! She used to talk about how some made fun of Patois as being a "bastardization" of English while other sorts of accents and even American English were "derived from" English.

I've done volunteer work in Jamaican schools and so...I'm biased of course but, it's a very distinct language. It's sounds very poetic when spoken with a great lilt and timing. I can understand most of it except when locals speak it extremely fast then I lose the plot sometimes. Wish I could speak it as they do but, it's not proper really for "foreign" to take over Patois.

I wish there were a section for Caribbean issues. Lots of poverty there and lots of issues in places like Haiti, Jamaica, DR, Cuba to be discussed.

At any rate. Patois is my favourite derived from English dialect.

P.S. the spell check here marks British English as incorrect spelling! lol!