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Zis and zat' when uttered by the French is considered charming, but 'dis and dat' as an Africanism is ridiculed as gross and ugly.

Alice Childress

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Alice Childress
Age: 77 †
Born: 1916
Born: October 12
Died: 1994
Died: August 14
Actor
Director
Playwright
Screenwriter
Writer
Charleston
South Carolina
French
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Ugly
Africanism
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Ridiculed
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Gross
Charming

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