Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 22:40:31 -0600

From: "Donald M. Lance" engdl[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]SHOWME.MISSOURI.EDU

Subject: Re: "it's all good"



To be true to its African-American/"Ebonics" pronunciation, the phrase is

git-go. Mainstream speakers have tried to "standardize" or correct it by

pronouncing it "get-go."



Not necessarily AAVE pronunciation. General Southern. There's even a chain

of convenience stores called Git-n-Go.