abovegrade
Active Member
This comment aged well, it has become more popular and widespread. Some guy did a ted talk on it actually, I really hope it will continue and evolve.I'm very interested in MLE, since Multicultural Toronto English (lets call it that) seems to be taking a very similar path as London's. Local hip-hop/R&B artists are embracing it into their music more than ever before, and with the looming resurgence of Dancehall-ish music in the city, and the solidification of the Toronto's identity amongst young people, I'd expect the dialect to become even stronger in the coming years.
The dialect isn't exclusive to Scarborough. It's used by young people across the city to varying degrees, depending on their social circles.
It's super interesting how MLE and MTE have developed alongside each other.