Whats with 'aks a question' ?
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I know what you mean. I always catch it when someone says it. Here in the states he african american population says it all the time. They also say things like;
"Who he is?" a question
"What it is?" a greeting
"What you do?" another question
I like 'what you do' the best
thas my personal favorite. I always respond, 'I do it all'
"Who he is?" a question
"What it is?" a greeting
"What you do?" another question
I like 'what you do' the best
thas my personal favorite. I always respond, 'I do it all'Edited by LotusACBC on Friday 3rd October 18:41
scorp said:
Joe Pesci used to say it Goodfellas.. I guess its an American thing.
It certanly is not an American thing. People who usually are first generation Americans and still have some accent to them pronounce it like that. I think it goes for almost anyone with an accent. Sort of, I mean i've never noticed from someone without an accent, thats not to say all those with an accent pronounce it that way.....get it?
tomTVR said:
LotusACBC said:
tomTVR said:
Because they are black?
Are you asking me do I think they speak that way because they are black?But I have noticed that most other people where English isnt their main language seem to say Aks
If you look up the etymology of 'ask' in the OED you find that it is derived from the old English ascian, which is also spelled acsian, and in middle English there was axen and asken. It isn't really a case of which is right and wrong, but more of dialect. Some developed from one form, and some from the other. Chaucer used axe in his writing.
I've never encountered "aks"
Assume it's not Presidential
What I do hear a lot in the States are words like; take, bring, loan, borrow, often chosen at random.
People that do not have English as their first language and their first language has gender nuetral pronouns often confuse He and She.
Which if one is not very alert can be amusing.
Look at him, I'd give that one
Edited to correct mistakes
Assume it's not Presidential
What I do hear a lot in the States are words like; take, bring, loan, borrow, often chosen at random.
People that do not have English as their first language and their first language has gender nuetral pronouns often confuse He and She.
Which if one is not very alert can be amusing.
Look at him, I'd give that one
Edited to correct mistakes
Edited by jeff m on Friday 3rd October 19:29
tank slapper said:
If you look up the etymology of 'ask' in the OED you find that it is derived from the old English ascian, which is also spelled acsian, and in middle English there was axen and asken. It isn't really a case of which is right and wrong, but more of dialect. Some developed from one form, and some from the other. Chaucer used axe in his writing.
while this is an interesting fact, I highly doubt the people missusing the word know of this.LotusACBC said:
tank slapper said:
If you look up the etymology of 'ask' in the OED you find that it is derived from the old English ascian, which is also spelled acsian, and in middle English there was axen and asken. It isn't really a case of which is right and wrong, but more of dialect. Some developed from one form, and some from the other. Chaucer used axe in his writing.
while this is an interesting fact, I highly doubt the people missusing the word know of this.tank slapper said:
LotusACBC said:
tank slapper said:
If you look up the etymology of 'ask' in the OED you find that it is derived from the old English ascian, which is also spelled acsian, and in middle English there was axen and asken. It isn't really a case of which is right and wrong, but more of dialect. Some developed from one form, and some from the other. Chaucer used axe in his writing.
while this is an interesting fact, I highly doubt the people missusing the word know of this. But my point is the people saying AKS, never knew it came from a different root. They just cant pronounce what they think is the accepted pronunciation of the word. Gassing Station | The Pie & Piston Archive | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff