Saturday, June 18, 2011

Who You Finna Try

"Who YOU finna try? I bet it ain't me!"

For those of you who are like myself, upon first hearing these words uttered, you might ask yourself, "What country am I in? What language is this? And what in the world is this kid screaming about?". I was introduced to this phrase last year, when a student asked me:

"Ms. Homeskillet, who you finna try with all this homework?"
"Umm, excuse me?"
"I hope you ain't finna try Tanna with this homework."

Since then I have heard:
"I know you ain't finna try MY TEACHER. Watch yo mouf when you talk to Ms. Homeskillet."
Which has obviously become a personal favorite :)

When I questioned the girls about the origin of this little jewel of urban vernacular, they referred me to this youtube video. Please enjoy.

Crunk Coco

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