Body & Soul0 min ago
Just Axe-Ing A Question....?
35 Answers
Has anyone else noticed the growing phenomenon of people who seem unable to pronounce the word "ask"? They instead say, "Ax".
I noticed it a couple of years back in songs, (often by the young black American community) where it happens "Ax me a question...." Then I notice an increase of youngsters, often in Essex, who are doing the same, so clearly not limited to the US black community. I also notice that Lauren "Face Bovvered" does it too. Why?
Where did it start? Is it new, or did I only just notice?! Can they not actually pronounce "ask" or are they doing it intentionally? Or do they really think that's how it's pronounced?
Just axe-ing!
I noticed it a couple of years back in songs, (often by the young black American community) where it happens "Ax me a question...." Then I notice an increase of youngsters, often in Essex, who are doing the same, so clearly not limited to the US black community. I also notice that Lauren "Face Bovvered" does it too. Why?
Where did it start? Is it new, or did I only just notice?! Can they not actually pronounce "ask" or are they doing it intentionally? Or do they really think that's how it's pronounced?
Just axe-ing!
Answers
Best Answer
No best answer has yet been selected by Spungle. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.
For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.
The way I have heard it pronounced in the UK is "arks" with an English pronunciation and some Americans pronounce it as "ax" but either way, it has a long history.
The first complete printed English translation of the Bible in 1535 uses "axe" instead of "ask."
It's not an incorrect pronunciation, it's a different, non-standard pronunciation.
The first complete printed English translation of the Bible in 1535 uses "axe" instead of "ask."
It's not an incorrect pronunciation, it's a different, non-standard pronunciation.
// Picking fault wiff the underedjumecated is non pc.//
yeah hand-orf da skool kidz ! day dont need no education!
you will be ridiculing the style and content of AB threads next
it is called metathesis (*) - exchange of two letters [do a Churchill V sign and twizzle it]. Modern Egyptians say 'kilopatra' instead of 'Cleopatra'. as two consonants and two vowels together CCVV (**) sounds less natural than CVCV. Arabic tends to have open and closed syllables ( CV and CVC only)
so I suppose the natural supplementary questions are
why metathesis and what metathesis here?
(*) wod dat den ? when tis at home!
(**) where C is consonant and V is vowel for slow readers on AB
oh ENglish you may wonder is basically CCCCVCCCC
just try playing a fixed-string violin
so we put as many consonants together as the unpronounceable polish and russian. but not often
yeah hand-orf da skool kidz ! day dont need no education!
you will be ridiculing the style and content of AB threads next
it is called metathesis (*) - exchange of two letters [do a Churchill V sign and twizzle it]. Modern Egyptians say 'kilopatra' instead of 'Cleopatra'. as two consonants and two vowels together CCVV (**) sounds less natural than CVCV. Arabic tends to have open and closed syllables ( CV and CVC only)
so I suppose the natural supplementary questions are
why metathesis and what metathesis here?
(*) wod dat den ? when tis at home!
(**) where C is consonant and V is vowel for slow readers on AB
oh ENglish you may wonder is basically CCCCVCCCC
just try playing a fixed-string violin
so we put as many consonants together as the unpronounceable polish and russian. but not often
// The first complete printed English translation of the Bible in 1535 uses "axe" instead of "ask." //
oh is that Miles Coverdale's - he was a fellow of my old college and um vicar of St Edward's ( cambridge - vicar appointed directly by da kween)
I heard it in 'murican and if is an old import to Amerikee
then it demonstrates the idea that as languages spread, the rate of mutation slows and older forms persist
( also shows language mutation cannot be DNA linked)
and the dialects further away from the centre are more uniform and preserve older terms)
( blimey can anyone see de saussure's diachronic linguistics galloping over the horizon? neigh ! )
oh is that Miles Coverdale's - he was a fellow of my old college and um vicar of St Edward's ( cambridge - vicar appointed directly by da kween)
I heard it in 'murican and if is an old import to Amerikee
then it demonstrates the idea that as languages spread, the rate of mutation slows and older forms persist
( also shows language mutation cannot be DNA linked)
and the dialects further away from the centre are more uniform and preserve older terms)
( blimey can anyone see de saussure's diachronic linguistics galloping over the horizon? neigh ! )
why is there a /r/ in Bath the village in Somerset?
no the question is - - - why ISN'T there an /r/ in the Tyne city which should be called newcarstle?
post vocalic /r/ - westminster rand pimlico is GOOD
Africa rand australia is BAD ( should not be an /r/ but a glottal stop)
The beeb had a phase of "Aller riz great" which drove me CRAZY
intrusive post vocalic /r/ never occurs in arabic
on my prompting they went to al-ar-hoo
which was better
[ the hoo bit is a masculine nominative - or fatha on an ism in an ism-jumliya - try explaining THAT to the tree-huggers at the Beeb!]
look up rhotacism on wiki as well
no the question is - - - why ISN'T there an /r/ in the Tyne city which should be called newcarstle?
post vocalic /r/ - westminster rand pimlico is GOOD
Africa rand australia is BAD ( should not be an /r/ but a glottal stop)
The beeb had a phase of "Aller riz great" which drove me CRAZY
intrusive post vocalic /r/ never occurs in arabic
on my prompting they went to al-ar-hoo
which was better
[ the hoo bit is a masculine nominative - or fatha on an ism in an ism-jumliya - try explaining THAT to the tree-huggers at the Beeb!]
look up rhotacism on wiki as well
Latest Posts
ChatterBank3 mins ago
Crosswords5 mins ago
ChatterBank7 mins ago
News15 mins ago
Crosswords20 mins ago
Related Questions
Sorry, we can't find any related questions. Try using the search bar at the top of the page to search for some keywords, or choose a topic and submit your own question.