Unlike Barbara Billingsley's character (Jive Lady) in the movie Airplane!, I don't speak jive. I do, however, know the difference between "jive" and "jibe", the latter being the intransitive verb meaning "to be in accord". Though these two words are near homonyms, and they are subject to typographical confusion because of the contiguous positions of the letters "v" and "b" on a standard keyboard, they have entirely different meanings and, strictly speaking, should not be used interchangeably.
Don't jive me, man. And if you haven't a clue what I'm talking about, for god's sake don't ax me about it!
Post #725 I Don't Speak Jive
Don't jive me, man. And if you haven't a clue what I'm talking about, for god's sake don't ax me about it!
Post #725 I Don't Speak Jive
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