Take "bruh" for example, thats been a thing in Cali longer than I've been alive.

That was my first thought too. If 'Bruh' isn't ebonics, then it's Californian. Even worse?

I think they're separate though. The Californian 'brah' has a lower /a/ sound though and is used differently to 'bruh'. At least to my ears, 'brah' means bro more closely than 'bruh', there's more affection in it, and is an exclamation of appreciation, it is generally positive. Bruh has a more indignant or shocked use, its an exclamation used when something bad happens. Part of that is the populations using it I am sure. The stereotypically happy stoned californian hippy vs blacks are going to be using any form of 'bro' differently. But that then affects each version's use and its meaning when they are picked up elsewhere.

Take "bruh" for example, thats been a thing in Cali longer than I've been alive.

That was my first thought too. If 'Bruh' isn't ebonics, then it's Californian. Even worse?

I think they're separate though. The Californian 'brah' has a lower /a/ sound though and is used differently to 'bruh'. At least to my ears, 'brah' is a means bro more closely than bruh, and is an exclamation of appreciation, it is generally positive. Bruh has a more indignant or shocked use, its an exclamation used when something bad happens. Part of that is the populations using it I am sure. The stereotypically happy stoned californian hippy vs blacks are going to be using any form of 'bro' differently. But that then affects each version's use and its meaning when they are picked up elsewhere.

Take "bruh" for example, thats been a thing in Cali longer than I've been alive.

That was my first thought too. If 'Bruh' isn't ebonics, then it's Californian. Even worse?

I think they're separate though. The Californian 'brah' has a lower /a/ sound though and is used differently to 'bruh'. At least to my ears, 'brah' is a means bro more closely than bruh, and is an exclamation of appreciation, it is generally positive. Bruh has a more indignant or shocked use, its an exclamation used when something bad happens. Part of that is the populations using it I am sure. The stereotypically happy stoned californian hippy vs blacks. But that then affects its use and its meaning.

Take "bruh" for example, thats been a thing in Cali longer than I've been alive.

That was my first thought too. If 'Bruh' isn't ebonics, then it's Californian. Even worse?

I think they're separate though. The Californian 'brah' has a lower /a/ sound though and is used differently to 'bruh'. At least to my ears, 'brah' is a means bro more closely than bruh, and is an exclamation of appreciation, it is generally positive. Bruh has a more indignant or shocked use, its an exclamation used when something bad happens.

Take "bruh" for example, thats been a thing in Cali longer than I've been alive.

That was my first thought too. If 'Bruh' isn't ebonics, then it's Californian. Even worse?

I think they're seperate though. The Californian 'brah' has a lower /a/ sound though and is used differently to 'bruh'. At least to my ears, 'brah' is a means bro more closely than bruh, and is an exclamation of appreciation, it is generally positive. Bruh has a more indignant or shocked use, its an exclamation used when something bad happens.

Take "bruh" for example, thats been a thing in Cali longer than I've been alive.

That was my first thought too. If 'Bruh' isn't ebonics, then it's Californian. Even worse?

I think they're seperate though. The Californian 'brah' has a lower /a/ sound though and is used differently to 'bruh'. At least to my ears, 'brah' is a greeting and an exclamation of appreciation. Bruh has a more indignant or shocked use, its an exclamation used when something bad happens.

Take "bruh" for example, thats been a thing in Cali longer than I've been alive.

That was my first thought too. If 'Bruh' isn't ebonics, then it's Californian. Even worse?

The Californian 'bra' has a lower /a/ sound though and is used differently to bruh. At least to my ears, bra is a greeting and an exclamation of appreciation. Bruh has a more indignant or shocked use, its an exclamation used when something bad happens.

Take "bruh" for example, thats been a thing in Cali longer than I've been alive.

That was my first thought too. If 'Bruh' isn't ebonics, then it's Californian. Even worse?

The californian 'bra' has a lower /a/ sound though and is used differently to bruh.