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[–]ncsbass1024 99ポイント100ポイント  (1子コメント)

You must be using an archaic pronunciation.

[–]littledingo 37ポイント38ポイント  (0子コメント)

I love the consistency in that show, any time they say 'ask' after that, they pronounce it 'ax'. You have to pay close attention sometimes, their writers were amazing.

[–]OwlSeeYouLater 126ポイント127ポイント  (22子コメント)

"Can I axe you a question?" "Swing away."

[–]iamalwaysrelevant 26ポイント27ポイント  (15子コメント)

I teach socioeconomically disadvantaged children and will be stealing that reply. Thank you.

[–]EmployeeId634702 12ポイント13ポイント  (1子コメント)

You can black. We know thats what you meant.

[–]himynameiskeebs 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

I honestly don't think I'd be cool with him blacking.

[–]underpressure221 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

Wouldn't it be more efficient to just say "poor?"

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    [–]dixie_recht 12ポイント13ポイント  (0子コメント)

    Chop chop.

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      [–]TheCannon 220ポイント221ポイント  (10子コメント)

      Did you hear about the black neighborhood that's being terrorized by an ask murderer?

      [–]DixieWreckedJedi 57ポイント58ポイント  (3子コメント)

      ASK bodyspray

      [–]oblique69 13ポイント14ポイント  (4子コメント)

      Ask murderer would be great. "Would you kill my ex, please?".

      [–]Robbzor1 16ポイント17ポイント  (1子コメント)

      Aren't hitmen ask murderers?

      [–]oblique69 6ポイント7ポイント  (0子コメント)

      But they want paid.

      [–]Senecaraine 7ポイント8ポイント  (0子コメント)

      Www.AskMurderer.com the premier search engine for finding help in finalizing arrangements.

      Askmurdrerer.com -- make a killing!

      [–]Cool11989 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

      Sure we can take care of your esk problem!

      [–]20rakah 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

      hey hey

      [–]DTX120 57ポイント58ポイント  (3子コメント)

      Popular opinion polar bear

      [–]nipple_hair 8ポイント9ポイント  (0子コメント)

      This meme lately...

      "I saw someone robbing a store the other day

      so I called the police and I hope they go to jail."

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        [–]thegamerdug 14ポイント15ポイント  (4子コメント)

        Damn, no futurama comments in here?

        [–]Bulk70 11ポイント12ポイント  (3子コメント)

        What the hell is reddit coming to that I had to scroll down this far to find any mention of futurama?

        [–]n1c0_ds 92ポイント93ポイント  (26子コメント)

        This is an error I make because english is not my native language. I would find it weird if someone dismissed me because of it, but it probably wouldn't be someone of importance.

        [–]rharrison 167ポイント168ポイント  (11子コメント)

        Don't worry; as long as you aren't black, OP won't think you're an idiot.

        [–]n1c0_ds 67ポイント68ポイント  (0子コメント)

        That was also my take on it.

        [–]cooldito 36ポイント37ポイント  (8子コメント)

        It's called dog whistle racism and it's extremely common, especially amongst republican politicians trying to gain votes in certain communities.

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          [–]ai1267 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

          Well, this IS a confession bear meme.

          [–]gigizulei 8ポイント9ポイント  (9子コメント)

          I feel the same way. Someone actually called me ignorant to my face once because of that. I never felt so awful in my life.

          [–]mattwb72 1ポイント2ポイント  (5子コメント)

          While it's not fun to be called ignorant, that's probably the best descriptor here. Not stupid, just unaware. Meaning, not being a native english speaker and hearing others say "ax" it's entirely understandable you could follow their mistake.

          [–]gigizulei 9ポイント10ポイント  (2子コメント)

          I don't call people ignorant when they mispronounce words in my native language, especially if they're making an attempt to learn it. I think people need to relax

          [–]mattwb72 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

          I don't think it's not meant as an insult, or it shouldn't be. Ignorant, just meaning lack of awareness of. Regardless, anyone that is able to speak in other than their native language should be applauded and given a bit of a break.

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            [–]AlabasterBear -1ポイント0ポイント  (2子コメント)

            Well you should feel awful if you are saying ax

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              [–]Bitcoon 50ポイント51ポイント  (3子コメント)

              Is this the dreaded Popular Opinion Bear?

              [–]rollntoke 56ポイント57ポイント  (16子コメント)

              Can i ax you to take some pitchers of the libary for me

              [–]aleakydishwasher 8ポイント9ポイント  (0子コメント)

              I sell car parts in south Georgia. Quite often I find customers requesting a "frue pump and scributor for a niny foe bruic resabre"

              Translation- Fuel pump and distributor for a ninety four Buick LeSabre

              [–]DixieWreckedJedi 16ポイント17ポイント  (11子コメント)

              don't call a ambuhlance doe, dem's spensive

              [–]Bairy_Halls 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

              Do you want digical pitchers?

              Make me a samwidge and it's a deal.

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                [–]BossLackey 547ポイント548ポイント  (182子コメント)

                A lot of people defending this. Regardless of the origins or reasons, every time I hear it I instantly think the person is a moron. Haven't been wrong yet. Bring on the downvotes.

                [–]BelmontZiimon 130ポイント131ポイント  (50子コメント)

                I feel the same way when somebody says "Tooken."

                [–]juglaz 58ポイント59ポイント  (21子コメント)

                Prostrate cancer

                [–]fizzlefist 61ポイント62ポイント  (13子コメント)

                I could care less.

                [–]Chapmeisterfunk 25ポイント26ポイント  (1子コメント)

                I've had full on arguments over this one. They simply won't accept that it's 'I couldn't care less'. Cretins.

                [–]Kittenknits 6ポイント7ポイント  (1子コメント)

                When people say this I usually spend a long time trying to figure out exactly how much they care.

                [–]12131415161718190 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

                Obviously, they care a little bit.

                [–]TheKrispiestBeeshket 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

                http://xkcd.com/1576/

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                  [–]PM_ME_YOUR_BOOBSIES 12ポイント13ポイント  (3子コメント)

                  Newkiller.

                  [–]ShenBear 6ポイント7ポイント  (1子コメント)

                  Ahhh, brings back 2004 era Jib Jab. "You can't say Nuclear/ that really scares me / sometimes a brain can / come in quite handy"

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                    [–]KhorneChips 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

                    Oh god. That's my parents right there. I couldn't stop giggling like a dick in the middle of what was supposed to be a serious conversation.

                    [–]DondeT 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                    Harsh diagnosis dude, just remember there are a lot of treatments out there. Don't take this lying down...

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                      [–]what_JACKBURTON_says 28ポイント29ポイント  (3子コメント)

                      I absolutely hate when people say "lie-berry", thars another R in thar.

                      [–]blua95 37ポイント38ポイント  (7子コメント)

                      Or when someone uses "seen" incorrectly.

                      Example. Yeah I went to walmart and I seen your brother!

                      [–]spacey007 33ポイント34ポイント  (1子コメント)

                      "I Seent it!"

                      [–]AlenaBrolxFlami 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

                      http://i.imgur.com/Bsfk23U.jpg

                      [–]-something-clever- 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                      I was looking for this comment. I cringe and judge, in that order, when I see it used improperly.

                      [–]Phyllis_Tine 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

                      That's professor-level at Wal-mart.

                      [–]deezy139 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                      A crime punishable only by death. My hometown would be 90% wiped out.

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                        [–]daddn 18ポイント19ポイント  (0子コメント)

                        Expecially

                        [–]GruntingButtNugget 21ポイント22ポイント  (2子コメント)

                        supposably

                        [–]indi50 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

                        The head of my company says this, as well as a few people who have come in to do classes. Very successful, wealthy people and quite intelligent in most areas. Drives me crazy.

                        [–]GruntingButtNugget 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                        My boss who sits next to me does. It's so frustrating

                        [–]username_omitted 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

                        Ly-berry.

                        [–]Comax 8ポイント9ポイント  (0子コメント)

                        how about you's guys.

                        [–]nx25 9ポイント10ポイント  (0子コメント)

                        "Nucular". As in, "That there nucular power plant is evil and coal is the safer way to go." Idiots..

                        [–]Jetatt23 4ポイント5ポイント  (2子コメント)

                        Haven't heard Tooken before. What is tooken?

                        [–]texmx 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

                        Prolly.

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                          [–]felixny 56ポイント57ポイント  (12子コメント)

                          Alltimer's disease.

                          [–]CowInSpace13 34ポイント35ポイント  (6子コメント)

                          I accidentally called it oldtimers disease once

                          [–]BossLackey 9ポイント10ポイント  (3子コメント)

                          I knew a registered nurse who specifically trained to work with patients with, among other things, Alzheimer's disease. She called it Alltimer's. Incredible.

                          [–]indi50 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                          She probably grew up hearing it pronounced that way and/or her close acquaintances/family say it that way and she either doesn't want to sound uppity by now pronouncing correctly - or she's just lazy or not that bright and doesn't care. I grew up with a lot of people who think people who actually use good manners and good grammar are stuck up. Trying to be better means trying to be "better" and that's not cool to them.

                          I have a friend who is fairly intelligent, but also grew up in an area where bad grammar and mispronounced words are very common. The person regularly says things like this and "I didn't do nothing," "I could care less," etc., etc. He kind of knows they are wrong, but doesn't want to be corrected because, well "lots of people say it and I've always said it this way and you know what I mean so leave it alone."

                          Great person in every other way, but I don't get the attitude. I'd hate to do or say something wrong and just keep doing it because I always did it before. And I'd do my best to say/do it right once I knew the difference.

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                              [–]leitey 5ポイント6ポイント  (2子コメント)

                              Also: "warsher"

                              [–]ninetyzero 16ポイント17ポイント  (4子コメント)

                              Gonna ride the top comment for this reply. Users are saying it's mainly dialectal, yada yada, yes this is a general consensus when talking about this. The specific term for this is called metathesis. When two phonemes essentially swap within a word. It can happens over time or immediately, which is why it's frequently chalked up to just being a dialect, when it can actually be conversational (specific code) as well.

                              [–]Karmatapin 5ポイント6ポイント  (3子コメント)

                              And basically all languages have them, standard English included, but for some reason the "ask/ax" metathesis is the one that redditors seem to hate. I have no idea why. Really zero idea.

                              [–]BurtGingersnaps 28ポイント29ポイント  (13子コメント)

                              I recently moved to Louisiana from another southern state. Neither are known for their intellectual population, but fucking everyone here says "Ax". It's been over a year, and I haven't snapped...yet.

                              [–]OverlyCalmClam 18ポイント19ポイント  (2子コメント)

                              Louisiana resident here. Including you there are now like ... 9 of us that don't say "Ax". We're growing!

                              [–]TheKidOfBig 5ポイント6ポイント  (2子コメント)

                              You're hanging out in the wrong circles.

                              [–]BossLackey 8ポイント9ポイント  (0子コメント)

                              Stay strong.

                              [–]theregoesanother 3ポイント4ポイント  (5子コメント)

                              Ax, ideers, and come see. You will also notice complete disregard of grammar, proper spelling, and punctuation marks.

                              [–]chronicallysexy72 12ポイント13ポイント  (1子コメント)

                              Or when they say 'I seen something' I HATE that one

                              [–]HAESisAMyth 5ポイント6ポイント  (2子コメント)

                              Not disregard; they are offended by proper grammar and may lash out

                              [–]I_dont_thinks 22ポイント23ポイント  (1子コメント)

                              https://youtu.be/pkzVOXKXfQk

                              [–]Cyberphil 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

                              Why are you getting downvoted? This is an excellent look into how this dialect came about and how it has evolved over time.

                              [–]sunkissedinfl 99ポイント100ポイント  (35子コメント)

                              As annoyed as I get with southern dialects and phrases like "might should" and "fixin' to" I'm not dense enough to automatically assume that anyone who happens to speak this way is stupid. That's called prejudice.

                              [–]convertedbyreddit 21ポイント22ポイント  (5子コメント)

                              Phrases like "might could" are called 'double modals', and they are a recognized linguistic phenomenon. There is a theory that they began to be used in the South in order to soften speech, i.e. when asking a neighbor for favors. It took hold in the South particularly because of the spread out, rural nature of society, where police were few and far between and your neighbors were often armed, so a disagreement or harsh words could easily escalate into something deadly.

                              [–]gooberfaced 6ポイント7ポイント  (1子コメント)

                              Ooh- I have a lot of these in my speech patterns and would agree with you fully. We Southerners are polite far beyond belief.

                              And actually I often triple them up for effect- "If you might could maybe hand me that?"

                              [–]Rhodie114 7ポイント8ポイント  (1子コメント)

                              Before I finished the post I was thinking "it caught on because police were often spread out, and couldn't immediately beat you for bad grammar"

                              [–]convertedbyreddit 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

                              The thought of southern grammar police is truly terrifying…

                              But the trend of double modals is not necessarily gramatically incorrect, it merely evolved out of new social and geographic conditions just like any other linguistic feature. Double modals are unique to English within the context of Germanic languages, because English modal verbs are 'defective', meaning they don't have full conjugations like modal verbs in other Germanic languages. For example, in German, if you wanted to say "I might could run" (I might be able to run), you would say "Ich könnte laufen können". The forms "könnte" and "können" are the same verb, but "können" in this context means 'to be able to' and is placed at the end, while "könnte" is equivalent to 'might be able to' and comes in the normal verb position, showing that English's grammar is unique in being able to make use of double modals.

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                                [–]BossLackey 33ポイント34ポイント  (27子コメント)

                                It's a pattern. Humans have evolved to recognize them. When I hear someone say "Can I ax you a question?", my brain does a pretty good job of lumping them into a labeled box. Everyone does it. Maybe not with the same things, but to deny this is a straight up lie. I'm not ashamed of it, it's human. These are just first impressions though. If I speak with someone I'm open to changing my opinion of them. Happens all the time in one way or another. Sometimes I'm even inwardly embarrassed for having assumed something. But not usually. There's a reason people get sorted in those little boxes at first glance. I don't care to get to know every single acquaintance I come across. It's not practical. Pronouncing it "ax" was probably picked up from listening to parents or peers. Not because they're inherently stupid obviously. But when you hear that, do you really not judge at all? You think that there's a fifty fifty shot at them being smart or dumb? No. And I think that's pretty obvious.

                                [–]YourGranny 19ポイント20ポイント  (17子コメント)

                                I think it's important to be aware of your bias and to therefore not make those assumptions when you meet someone.

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                                  [–]Mithrawn 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  I'm from the South and sometimes I talk that way on purpose to feel closer to my roots. It is weird and somewhat obnoxious to others but it makes me feel good.

                                  [–]whiskey06 11ポイント12ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                  I'm like this, but with people who say 'like' every second or third word. The more often that they say it, the dumber I assume they are.

                                  [–]Mithrawn 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Actually the more they say it probably the more insecure they are.

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                                    [–]whydoipoopsomuch 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                    How about ass you a question.

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                                      [–]erfling 296ポイント297ポイント  (81子コメント)

                                      Y'all motherfuckers need linguistics.

                                      But seriously, this says a lot more about you than them.

                                      [–]your_cat_is_ugly 74ポイント75ポイント  (16子コメント)

                                      Yeah, I like to think that most people on Reddit are usually very accepting and cool with everybody. But the level of ignorance on here is astonishing...simply because of how some people talk. Whoa.

                                      Edit: To learn more about the phenomenon between Ax/Ask and more broadly on African American Vernacular English. Watch this!

                                      [–]iced327 113ポイント114ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                      Yeah, I like to think that most people on Reddit are usually very accepting and cool with everybody.

                                      HAHAAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

                                      vomits

                                      HAHAHAAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA

                                      [–]NSFBF 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                      That's wicked interesting, thanks for sharing :)

                                      [–]Aelok 19ポイント20ポイント  (8子コメント)

                                      Why are you acting like this is new or a big deal? There's plenty of example of how people talk portraying them to be of a certain intelligence level. For example, a lot of people (at least here in the states) think a British accent makes them appear smarter, but a cockney accent makes them appear... less so.

                                      How you speak, whether you like it or not, is something people take into account when forming impressions about people.

                                      [–]armrha 1ポイント2ポイント  (7子コメント)

                                      The difference being, having a posh accent doesn't make you smart and having a cockney accent doesn't make you stupid.

                                      The problem is the assumption in the OP. He just assumes you are stupid if you have a dialect. That's pretty ridiculous. 'People who don't sound like me are stupid.' What a shithead.

                                      [–]socoamaretto 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                      Whoa!

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                                        [–]Teddie1056 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                        I mean, it is a confession bear.

                                        Good meme, shitty person.

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                                          [–]iwrestledyourmomonce 56ポイント57ポイント  (19子コメント)

                                          http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/people-have-been-saying-ax-instead-ask-1200-years-180949663/

                                          [–]1WANTtohatereddit 9ポイント10ポイント  (11子コメント)

                                          So, I'm supposed to believe that Urban Thug historians researched that and brought it to their people as a tool to lift them from a stereotype? K.

                                          [–]storkstalkstock 10ポイント11ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                          No, because that would be stupid. The point is it's been passed down continuously over the generations and was brought over from England. You don't say 'the' because of Shakespeare, do you? No, you say it because the English speakers you learned it from have been using it in the years since have continued to say it.

                                          [–]PM_ME_YOUR_PM_PHOTOS 21ポイント22ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                          That's not how language works. Do you know the etymology of "thug?" No? But you just used the word! Research the linguistic history of every word before you use it!

                                          [–]anapplebrokethrough 4ポイント5ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                          I couldn't agree with you more. Thug is technically a racist term against specific racial groups in India used by the British during their occupation. Furthermore "aks" was the original Old English spelling and pronunciation.

                                          [–]TenNinetythree 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                          No, but when AAVE started to develop that pronunciation was still common and was kept alive in black communities.

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                                              [–]Crooksx 15ポイント16ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                              At my sisters graduation, a girl gave a speech by starting it with "lemme axe y'all, what is high school?" I cringed so fucking hard.

                                              [–]Jooceyjooce 23ポイント24ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                              Because black people.

                                              [–]PromptCritical725 13ポイント14ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                              If you have lousy grammar or spelling, I assume you're an idiot, or at least have a severe lack of attention to detail.
                                              Also, if you are using a QWERTY keyboard and still insist on typing in txt-speak, I just hate you.

                                              [–]iia 91ポイント92ポイント  (65子コメント)

                                              Regional dialect. Same reason why some people say "Tinnessee" or "pahk the cah."

                                              [–]J_Marc 13ポイント14ポイント  (32子コメント)

                                              That's how Tennessee is pronounced... Unless you're from the coast and have never even driven through Tennessee

                                              [–]triforcewisdom 10ポイント11ポイント  (31子コメント)

                                              I say Tennessee, like I say the word Ten. I don't think I've really heard people say it like Tin. I live in the Southeast now but am originally from Nashville. Where do people say it like that? Memphis area?

                                              [–]The-Mathematician 21ポイント22ポイント  (22子コメント)

                                              Midwest (MO) here. I pronounce ten and tin the same. Rhymes with pin.

                                              [–]KestrelLowing 3ポイント4ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                              Midwest (MI) here also. Tin and ten are very different!

                                              [–]sosomething 3ポイント4ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                              That's been the trailer park accent in every region I've lived. It's a pretty clear class divider.

                                              When someone means to say "I got a good deal on these wheels because they were on sale." -

                                              -But what they actually utter is "I got a good dill on these wills because they were on sell."

                                              ...It's basically the same as telling you that neither they nor anyone in their family has a college education.

                                              I recognize this is a gross generalization and sounds pretty judgy /classist / elitist. That's just been my experience. There are probably regions where it's not a class indicator and more of a regional dialect thing. I wouldn't know.

                                              [–]The-Mathematician 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                              No offense taken. I grew up mid-upper middle class but my parents were poor and redneck, respectively. I could've picked it up from them. I do pronounce wheel/deal/sale correctly, though my redneck cousins sometimes don't.

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                                                [–]namrettik 5ポイント6ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                Pen-Pin Merger

                                                [–]triforcewisdom 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                People with the merger will often add descriptive modifiers, producing constructions such as ink pen and stick/straight or safety pin, to make a clear distinction between the two homophonous words.

                                                That makes so much sense. I've always wondered why some people will say ink pen instead of just pen.

                                                [–]erfling 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                I think everyone says it like they say Ten. But in my dialect Ten and Tin are pronounced the same way.

                                                [–]DasG 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                Hah, I'm from NC, but my yankee (NJ) mom influenced me way too much growing up. Thus, my words are all messed up. For example, I say Tennessee just like you do, but I often say the number 10 like "tin".

                                                [–]Birdchild 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                In my mind ten and tin are pronounced identically.

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                                                  [–]kingwah 4ポイント5ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                  There's more than one way to pronounce Tennessee?

                                                  [–]bozwald 43ポイント44ポイント  (6子コメント)

                                                  Don't think it's regional as much as class based. Like how the redneck accent is everywhere, north south east or central.

                                                  [–]theVelvetDevil 13ポイント14ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                                  ...or th-fronting.

                                                  [–]whatisupdoge 4ポイント5ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                  Our IT guy can't say words that have a hard "th" sound in them. He's highly educated, very smart, and considered to be successful but he cannot say the "th" sound without effort.

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                                                    [–]TheCannon 9ポイント10ポイント  (5子コメント)

                                                    Pahk da cah

                                                    Not fah nuttin, but dat guy's wicked smaht

                                                    [–]TouchDownBurrito 3ポイント4ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                                    You're mixing accents, and it'd be "kid's" not "guy's".

                                                    [–]THE_LOBATOMIZER 4ポイント5ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                    Depends on whether you're in Boston, Providence, or Fall River.

                                                    [–]JosephND 2ポイント3ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                    It's not regional though.

                                                    [–]storkstalkstock 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                    It is regional in the sense that it occurs more prominently in the South or in enclaves of former southerners in northern cities - aka black Americans.

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                                                      [–]achmeineye 6ポイント7ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                      Same with grown adults saying "baby daddy/mama". You sound like a fucking preschooler.

                                                      [–]Epithemus 96ポイント97ポイント  (29子コメント)

                                                      "I dismiss people based on their accent" Okay.

                                                      [–]SocalGirl19 8ポイント9ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                      Ebonics

                                                      [–]paranach9 24ポイント25ポイント  (7子コメント)

                                                      Consonant reversal has only happened in, like, every language ever. I immediately hate people who think they're smart but are really ignorant.

                                                      [–]erfling 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                      For example, the way aks transformed into ask in prestige dialects of english.

                                                      [–]jrmymj 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                      OP's post screams /r/iamverysmart. Nothing like posting a good old meme on /r/adviceanimals making fun of the way other people talk to make themselves seem better than everyone else.

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                                                        [–]your_cat_is_ugly 40ポイント41ポイント  (6子コメント)

                                                        Man, Reddit can be incredibly unaccepting simply because they don't like how someone talks. Watch this, if you're interested in learning more about African-American Vernacular English and to learn why they speak differently (instead of making fun of it.)

                                                        [–]hotsaucewilliams 9ポイント10ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                        Thank you for this. I find it so frustrating when people make value judgements regarding legitimate dialectal features. Anything that isn't SAE is simply held as bad or wrong.

                                                        [–]Equeon 2ポイント3ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                        "But... they're uneducated morons! It doesn't have anything to do with race or class!"

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                                                          [–]N7Yuka 18ポイント19ポイント  (15子コメント)

                                                          But ask is such an archaic pronunciation. In the year 3000, people say ax.

                                                          [–]erfling 22ポイント23ポイント  (13子コメント)

                                                          Actually, ax is the archaic pronunciation. It was the original.

                                                          [–]gohomebrentyourdrunk 11ポイント12ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                                          http://i.ytimg.com/vi/OGAu_DeKckI/hqdefault.jpg

                                                          [–]hibaldstow 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                          Both are valid pronunciations, but 'ax' is not the original, 'axian' is an old English variation, but the oldest form we know of the word (~4000BC) is "ayǝs-" meaning 'to look for.

                                                          And the first version which is something like ax or ask is the Proto-Germanic 'aiskōną' meaning to ask.

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                                                            [–]mrcollin101 7ポイント8ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                            Just as Christmas is a archaic pronunciation. It's obviously Xmas

                                                            [–]paynestaker 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                            You never go to /r/axreddit ?

                                                            [–]ryguy42585 6ポイント7ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                            Hearing people say this literally makes my blood boil.

                                                            [–]FestivePlague 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                            I let this one slip, but if someone says supposably to me when they mean supposedly I immediately assume they're a little dense.

                                                            [–]Bullfrogbuddy 17ポイント18ポイント  (9子コメント)

                                                            It's always black people. I don't think I've ever heard a white person say it. Ok call me a racist but it's true.

                                                            [–]PuddingJello 2ポイント3ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                            Then you have never been to the south or something. It's very common and has nothing to do with race.

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                                                              [–]Hash_Slinging_Derp 26ポイント27ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                              ITT: Pretentious douches.

                                                              [–]Zazaza0 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0aB-f_pHfs

                                                              [–]percy_miller 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                              There was an interesting video on YouTube that discussed this. The short answer is that it was learned over generations and is a recognized dialect of American English.

                                                              http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pkzVOXKXfQk

                                                              edit: a to an

                                                              [–]CorathTheHung 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                              I've only ever heard blacks do this.

                                                              [–]Mordilaa 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                              I always said it as a joke.

                                                              Now it's become part of my lingo

                                                              Ax me if I'm sorry.

                                                              [–]Tannysack 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                              Hash tag Trump 16

                                                              [–]Swarleymon 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                              I used to have this science teacher who liked to be rude and would purposely use the word ax in every day class. It's pretty awesome to have a 65+ year old balding teacher to show people how dumb they sound when they don't say easy words correctly. Always ended the class with a smile and said " I hate you all goodbye", Ramkee was the shit!

                                                              [–]Veldimare 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                              Funny story: I was watching some Netflix original, maybe Orange is the new Black. I watch everything with subtitles on.

                                                              Someone said "ax" and they put it in the subtitles. I laughed quite a lot.

                                                              [–]SackOfrito 7ポイント8ポイント  (8子コメント)

                                                              Can someone give a good reason why "Ax" is ever acceptable?

                                                              [–]Vilmond 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                              A lot of linguistic differences can be written off. "pahk the cah" for instance still makes sense, it can be grating but you know what they are saying most of the time.

                                                              Ax and Ask are in fact two different and distinct words.

                                                              "How it be", "what it is", and similar phases also associated with "axing questions" arn't as bad. Sure the phrasing can be jarring especially if you arn't used to it but at the same time you are probably not going to misunderstand them if you are an english speaker.

                                                              This is one of the main reasons "axing questions" is often brought up as completely ignorant and/or annoying. It can lead to actual confusion since its using words that mean completely different things. Most of the time its not that confusing since you can tell what they are doing by context clues if you are following along but its one of those things there is no good excuse for.

                                                              [–]thetealunicorn 6ポイント7ポイント  (5子コメント)

                                                              Why wouldn't it be? Chaucer used the pronunciation, as did the Coverdale Bible. It's also still present in dialects across the United Kingdom. Metathesis is an incredibly common linguistic phenomenon. Just look at the way almost every English speaker pronounces "iron", or the frequency with which "per-scription" is substituted for "prescription". Decrying "axe" as some sort of indicator of idiocy is one of the most pernicious myths of racism in America. Is every speaker of Italian an idiot because they no longer speak Latin? The transformation between those two languages is just a lot of little changes like "ask" to "axe" building up. Appreciate the beauty of linguistic diversity.

                                                              Edit: a word

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                                                                [–]rapparapta 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                To be fair, aks/ax has been around probably as long as ask. It's called metathesis). It's when a two sounds switch places in a word. Metathsis is the reason that we say bird instead of brid, horse instead of ros (as in German, Dutch, and the "-rus" in walrus), and probably why most people I've met pronounce iron as "i-ern" instead of "i-ron".

                                                                The only reason aks/ax has become stigmatized is because of the post-colonial treatment of standard varieties of English as superior. It doesn't help that lower income communities historically haven't had equal access to education, which would've given them greater exposure to the standard English. And that's why this kind of thing make people come off as uneducated and/or poor.

                                                                [–]VATSmaster892 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                r/futurama anyone?

                                                                [–]Timidor 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                Hey, it's not nice to think people are dumb just because of their axent.

                                                                [–]NineteenEighty9 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                I don't speak Walmart either

                                                                [–]Maxxinator22 9ポイント10ポイント  (9子コメント)

                                                                It's called a dialect.

                                                                [–]Princepurple1 -5ポイント-4ポイント  (8子コメント)

                                                                Or a continued lack of education...

                                                                [–]Maxxinator22 9ポイント10ポイント  (7子コメント)

                                                                Or a dialect. Where people say things in a different way, it's cultural and has nothing to do with education.

                                                                [–]goofabouts 10ポイント11ポイント  (10子コメント)

                                                                Language is flexible and ever changing. You pronounce words in a way that English speakers a few decades ago would find intolerable and incorrect. That you chose a pronunciation that is semi-exclusive to the black community says more about your opinion of black people than it does about your opinion of the proper use of language.

                                                                [–]jammyget 2ポイント3ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                Sorry, I don't know what you mean. You'll have to be more pacific.

                                                                [–]S133py 0ポイント1ポイント  (19子コメント)

                                                                It's not a "thing", it's a dialect. People don't do it on purpose and I am sure there is some pronunciation from the dialect you speak that others find equally stupid. But good job outright dismissing people because you think they talk funny. Next time try examining the merit of what they have to say.

                                                                [–]rollntoke 5ポイント6ポイント  (15子コメント)

                                                                Its literally switching the consonant sounds though. Ask to aks. Its like saying ist instead of its.

                                                                [–]hibaldstow 6ポイント7ポイント  (5子コメント)

                                                                So kind of like pronouncing 'iron' as more like 'iorn' - oh wait almost everyone does that.

                                                                [–]hotsaucewilliams 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                This is something that happens in dialects. It is an actual linguistic feature. It just doesn't happen in yours. You have as much of a reason to tell them they are wrong for saying ax as they have for telling you that you're wrong for saying ask.

                                                                [–]Thimm 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                How do you pronounce the words "iron" and "Wednesday"? Dialects can vary in pronunciation without changing the spelling.

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                                                                    [–]mathgod 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                    Cultural prejudice come in large and small sizes.

                                                                    Thank you for giving us an example.

                                                                    [–]PutYourCheeksIntoIt 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                    According to Leela in Futurama it was officially changed due to the common mispronunciation. I assume this is where we are heading.

                                                                    [–]Jetatt23 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                    My dad says "ax" as a joke, since it sounds similar but it implies there is an ax involved. I'm gathering that some people say "ax" since that is their dialect, but just wanted to chime in

                                                                    [–]ihuha 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                    i cant quite remember but it is actually a historical thing.. something with scottish or irish immigrants saying it that way .. a loong time ago. google it.

                                                                    [–]Theta_Zero 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                    Well yeah, who the hell pronounces "axe" like "ax"?

                                                                    [–]Angrybakersf 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                    *mines. I hate when people use this in place of (mine)

                                                                    [–]benija 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                    Nothing like a little passive aggressive racism.

                                                                    [–]JeffersonHelicarrier 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                    I always go out of my way to be as grammatically accurate as I can and make sure I'm pronouncing words correctly. That's because I have social anxiety and agonize over communication. That having been said, you're a dick. The nature of language is to evolve. If you change the way you behave based on someone else using commonly understood slang you're the one who is hard to work with, not them.

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