  urlLink Apparently, Bill Cosby also has opinions about grammar. The gist of his inflammatory discourse is that good grammar equals professionalism. That is true, although I would like to add that professionalism (in the sense of the word that denotes gainful employment) doesn't always equate good grammar.
Good grammar, in my own humble opinion, is a sign of good character. In today's society, it's as important as knowing which fork to use for what and when. Meaning (lamentably), you can get by in this world without it. If that's the case then, why am I so freakishly obsessed with it, going so far as to harp on my fellow Filipinos who make me cringe every time they utter sentences like " The week's report is finished an ymore"?. More than likely for the same reason that Bill Cosby is berating members of the Black community who choose to converse in the lingua franca commonly referred to as urlLink Ebonics . He doesn't relish the idea that sections of Black America sound ignorant, in the same way that I don't like the idea that my fellow Filipinos sound like uneducated troglodytes. In a world that passionably classifies and categorizes, Mr Cosby and I do not wish to be categorized along with the verbally-impaired. Speaking of which, Ebonics has earned its spot in pop culture - so much so, that some educators toyed with the idea of turning it into a legitimate course (like French and Spanish).
It is a matter of opinion whether Ebonics serves a purpose or not: some Black celebrities (like Oprah Winfrey) do resort to Ebonics every once in a while either to emphasize a statement, or to bring humor to the situation, albeit a la urlLink Amos and Andy . But, like so many quirks in society, only Blacks can legitimately speak Ebonics and get away with it.
(It's like the "N" word, my nizzah ). Until that same phenomenon repeats itself with the mishmash that some Filipinos pass off as conversational English, I think we should lay off reinventing the language wheel, and just ride the current version. Don't get me wrong. I myself am perpetually guilty of grammatical errors - I actually correct 'em when I catch 'em. I do hate posers , though - people who pretend they can speak, but actually just mouth off strings of catch-phrases and buzzwords like parrots. And I hate parrots. 
