2006-12-14 19:11:08 · 11 answers · asked by Say It Like You Mean It 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Those that "ASK" are speaking English. Those that "ARKS" are inventing their own language and in most cases have been using it for so long now that they actually THINK it's right !
2006-12-14 20:40:45 · answer #1 · answered by coxon the box 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel really uncomfortable answering this question because I've only ever heard black people say that.
Having said that, I live in rural Buckinghamshire, so the only exposure I have to urban culture is on TV/Radio: this is where "axe" or "arks" seems to be most prevailent.
DJ Spoony and Reggie on Radio1 are bad with this but they are very quick witted and intelligent and can string together eloquent sentences that I haven't ever got a hope of saying. So it's got nothing to do with intelligence as far as I can see.
2006-12-15 03:42:32 · answer #2 · answered by C T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arks isn`t English as in enquiring for an answer, so they`re thick. It sounds horrible and it`s annoying.
2006-12-15 03:27:59 · answer #3 · answered by The BudMiester 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
And what would they have said to Noah if they wanted to ask him how many arks he was building?
2006-12-15 03:25:50 · answer #4 · answered by leedsmikey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I lived in Liverpool some people used to say I want to "axe "you this I found a bit disturbing at first .. could it be a form of dyslexia
2006-12-15 03:35:24 · answer #5 · answered by alan j UK 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quite a lot of black British people pronounce it in this way... I don't know why other than physiology maybe.....
Also French people cant make the "th" sound.
2006-12-15 03:14:28 · answer #6 · answered by Stripper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
music and tv culture
1 rapper usues it and 4 million kids follow
americans use already repeatedly, its not grammatically correct so you can expect it to have appeared in a famous mediam like a tv show
2006-12-15 03:45:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Daft if I know why! The people prolly never notice their oddity. I have heard it said "axed" and "ast" as well. "I have axed you not to ast me again!"
Charles, "That Cheeky Lad"
2006-12-15 04:25:38 · answer #8 · answered by Charles-CeeJay_UK_ USA/CheekyLad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on birth area
2006-12-15 03:20:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i say aks so dont really 'av a clue
2006-12-15 03:15:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋