Evan is really quite skilled at texting. It is all the more impressive because he has a flip phone, so he has to push each button multiple times accurately.
Lately I have had the random thought that it might be enjoyable to translate a short poem or story from Greek or Spanish into English. I haven't done it yet, but here is my attempt to translate Evanic into English.
Original text: Armoex gomez book sooccer math mual gosple mual. Free to me.
Translation: On Amazon, buy a Selena Gomez and soccer book, and a math manual, and a gospel doctrine manual for me for free.
Original text: You go to new york see taylor suift court yes or no text time
Translation: Are you going to New York City? Will we see a Taylor Swift concert? Text me what time the concert is.
Back story: NYC tourism has put up ads in all of the bus stops that feature Taylor Swift's song "welcome to New York" and other phrases. Evan's been on a Taylor Swift kick lately.
I've always called it Ebonics ( evanonics)
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