i am not racist or trying to be funny. i was just really curious..so dont take it offenesive, and i am sure not all african people say it lke that but alot do..so yea..sorry if i offended you.
2006-08-09 09:00:15 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Hi I'm African American and we've never spoken, so I am not offended by your question just disturbed by your thinking. I know exactly what you mean about the ask/axe thing. I have heard it many times over and it may have escaped my lips on more than one occasion, but that's just me. Ask yourself how many African American people you have met in your lifetime. Then ask yourself if that number is sufficient in making such generalizations. I think the axe thing comes into play as part of the southern dialect. When I'm hanging out with my peers or close family, we let our hair down and let our southernisms flow.
But when I'm at work in the courtroom or office, I promise you that it's "ask" all day long. Take care and have a good day. I don't think you're racist...just curious and in need of tact.
2006-08-09 10:26:17 · answer #1 · answered by intentionalmasterpiece 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is a misguided question based on a wrong assumption. 1000 years ago in England, the word was EITHER ascian (ask) or axian (aks). This variation is as old as English itself. Compare the words task and tax. They were originally the very same word with two pronunciations: tascian (task) or taxian (taks). In fact, the older pronunciation of "ask" is "aks". This was LONG before there were African-Americans
2006-08-09 17:11:10 · answer #2 · answered by Taivo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I pronounce perfectly well. I am well educated and I am offended you generalize the whole race as talking that way. You seriously need to travel outside your little town and meet educated African Americans such as myself.
2006-08-09 16:22:44 · answer #3 · answered by ♥c0c0puffz♥ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that your question is down right stupid because, African Americans are not the only race that messes up some words that they say.. This comes from the heart because, I am an African American.. So please come up with another question.. Most of them are list tongue and they talk like that..
2006-08-09 16:08:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
well if u say african americans why cant u say ___...thats a bit racist...n yea everyone speaks differently....ur question is stupid
2006-08-09 16:30:55 · answer #5 · answered by jelly_jam_maplesyrup 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We alterthe language to our ownliking. After all, the letter "z" is actually pronounced "zed" and not "zee"
2006-08-09 16:30:08 · answer #6 · answered by Jasminey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ur 2 lucky i cant reach u cus if i could id rap my hands around ur neck and ring it, and ur right not all Say it like that!
BUT ur DEAD WRONG CUS NOT MANY SAY IT LIKE THAT EITHER!
2006-08-09 17:29:48 · answer #7 · answered by Muslim by choice 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Axe yourself!
2006-08-09 16:12:47 · answer #8 · answered by Monalisa tongue 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I dont say that ........... AND btw It sounds rascist ........... So by saying I dont want to sound rasicst does'nt make the question okay...............It still sounds rascist ....... It is offending
2006-08-09 16:22:20 · answer #9 · answered by ♥ Raptors Fan 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
what???
I'm only in this for the 2 pts
2006-08-09 16:20:59 · answer #10 · answered by t4king 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋