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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Ink pen #40838 09/07/2001 1:58 AM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 Bobyoungbalt veteran Bobyoungbalt veteran Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 I don't know about your part of the U.S., but in this area the expression "ink pen" is exclusively a black English (Ebonics )word for "pen" [of any type as opposed to a pencil, crayon or other writing instrument] and "pen" is not used by itself by black English speakers. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted The Written Word of troy 09/05/2001 4:13 PM Re: The Written Word wow 09/05/2001 8:51 PM Re: The Written Word Jazzoctopus 09/05/2001 9:08 PM Re: Inkhorn wwh 09/06/2001 12:56 AM Re: The Written Word of troy 09/06/2001 12:34 PM Re: The Written Word wwh 09/06/2001 1:32 PM Re: The Written Word of troy 09/06/2001 3:11 PM Inkhorns AnnaStrophic 09/06/2001 6:11 PM Re: Inkhorns Faldage 09/06/2001 6:24 PM Re: Inkhorns of troy 09/06/2001 6:38 PM Re: Inkhorns Alex Williams 09/06/2001 6:45 PM Re: Good pens Faldage 09/06/2001 7:01 PM Re: Inkhorns of troy 09/06/2001 7:22 PM Re: The Written Word Flatlander 09/06/2001 7:49 PM Re: The Written Word francais31415 09/06/2001 8:50 PM Ink pen Bobyoungbalt 09/07/2001 1:58 AM Re: Ink pen TEd Remington 09/07/2001 2:02 PM Re: Ink pen Faldage 09/07/2001 2:26 PM musick 09/09/2001 8:52 PM Re: Ink pen of troy 09/10/2001 1:38 PM Re: Ink pen Jackie 09/10/2001 3:58 PM Re: Ink pen of troy 09/07/2001 2:42 PM Re: "stick" pen wow 09/07/2001 4:21 PM Re: The Lead Pencil Club wow 09/07/2001 4:31 PM Emanuela's law about pens emanuela 09/08/2001 3:52 PM Re: Emanuela's law about pens wwh 09/08/2001 4:57 PM Max Quordlepleen 09/08/2001 8:38 PM Re: Emanuela's law about pens wwh 09/08/2001 10:46 PM Re: Emanuela's law about pens Capital Kiwi 09/08/2001 11:02 PM Re: Emanuela's law about pens Jackie 09/09/2001 2:31 AM Re: Emanuela's law about pens Capital Kiwi 09/09/2001 9:09 AM Re: Emanuela's law about pens RhubarbCommando 09/09/2001 9:42 AM Re: Emanuela's law about pens francais31415 09/10/2001 10:59 PM Re: Emanuela's law about pens Jackie 09/10/2001 11:49 PM Re: Emanuela's law about pens francais31415 09/13/2001 8:44 PM Re: Emanuela's law about pens Rapunzel 09/14/2001 12:47 AM Re: Emanuela's law about pens WhitmanO'Neill 02/06/2004 4:43 PM Re: the View from Friday... Buffalo Shrdlu 02/06/2004 5:35 PM Something of himself shanks 02/07/2004 7:50 AM Xwords and left-handedness AnnaStrophic 02/07/2004 1:06 PM Re: Xwords and left-handedness Coffeebean 02/07/2004 6:48 PM Pens--details of troy 02/07/2004 8:57 PM Re: Pens--details Zed 02/09/2004 8:08 PM Someone sinister this way comes shanks 02/07/2004 8:29 PM handwriting and pens Bingley 09/09/2001 9:50 AM Re: handwriting and pens wow 09/09/2001 5:02 PM Re: Emanuela's law about pens TEd Remington 09/08/2001 11:54 PM Max Quordlepleen 09/13/2001 9:27 PM Re: The Written Word Rapunzel 09/07/2001 5:47 PM Re: The Written Word WhitmanO'Neill 09/10/2001 7:05 PM Say WHEN?? TEd Remington 09/10/2001 8:25 PM Re: The Written Word of troy 09/10/2001 8:26 PM Re: The Written Word -Quill Pens wow 09/10/2001 10:27 PM Re: The Written Word davego 02/15/2004 7:42 PM Re: The Written Word davego 02/15/2004 7:43 PM Re: The Written Word of troy 02/15/2004 11:55 PM Re: The Written Word dxb 02/16/2004 5:23 PM Re: The Written Word Capfka 02/16/2004 9:03 PM Re: The Written Word dodyskin 02/21/2004 2:34 PM Re: The Written Word Jackie 02/21/2004 2:48 PM Re: Bics Faldage 02/22/2004 12:33 AM Re: Bics Jackie 02/22/2004 2:24 AM Bic World? Fiberbabe 02/23/2004 2:41 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,305 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 25 A C Bowden 12 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,153 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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