Axe vs Ask

[UglyCasanova]

NPR says it's okay, Chaucer did it.


Personally it makes me cringe a little when I hear it. Kind of like the word ain't.

 

[Leros]

Language evolves. Get over it. Several of the words you use everyday didn't exist 100 years ago.

I like Stephen Fry's words on language evolving: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBOCHPCYnDw

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Get wif the times op.

 

[sixone]

raaather, not rawther

 

[BoomerD]

"Axe" is only used by morons who think "Ebonics" is a valid language form.

 

[Ventanni]

"Axe" is only used by morons who think "Ebonics" is a valid language form.

This.
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[MagnusTheBrewer]

I've noticed another speech trend amongst the 'youts,' beginning sentences in the middle so you have to infer the subject.

 

[brianmanahan]

u wot m8

 

[Ichinisan]

"Axe" is only used by morons who think "Ebonics" is a valid language form.

It has been passed-on culturally. In its origin, "aks" was every bit as common / correct as "ask."

Originally, class divisions separated the usage. Both versions of the word have existed simultaneously as far back as we can tell and usage of both forms has never died off completely.

So saying "ax" / "aks" / "ask" is not wrong at all.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

I can't stand this...I hate to hear it. No I don't want to be Axed!

 

[Leros]

I can't stand this...I hate to hear it. No I don't want to be Axed!

You can vent by chopping some wood with your ask.

 

[herrjimbo]

yup, same with "exscape". cringeworthy

 

[techofalltrades]

the same people probably think that the building you rent books from is a fruit..

it's not a Liberry

its a library

 

[ImpulsE69]

Language evolves. How many of you still use Thou and Thee in normal conversations? Proper grammar nazis always make me laugh.

Our "proper" language is a mish mash of many languages and has been improper for 1000's of years. Just go with it fogies. Correcting people just makes you look like an ass.

 

[Printer Bandit]

Lip vs Rip

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Language evolves. How many of you still use Thou and Thee in normal conversations? Proper grammar nazis always make me laugh.

Our "proper" language is a mish mash of many languages and has been improper for 1000's of years. Just go with it fogies. Correcting people just makes you look like an ass.

Communication is the name of the game. If your fondness for slang or jargon impedes communication, it shows laziness and disrespect.

 

[Iron Woode]

It has been passed-on culturally. In its origin, "aks" was every bit as common / correct as "ask."

Originally, class divisions separated the usage. Both versions of the word have existed simultaneously as far back as we can tell and usage of both forms has never died off completely.

So saying "ax" / "aks" / "ask" is not wrong at all.

no, it wasn't.

this is an education problem. ask is the correct word. The uneducated say axe.

 

[Pardus]

Some people end every sentence with "...you know what i am saying?"

 

[Fingolfin269]

And so, my fellow Americans: axe not what your country can do for you, axe what you can do for your country.

Yeah, definitely interchangeable!

 

[techofalltrades]

 

[TallBill]

Pronounced as Axe, you sound like a fucking idiot.

 

[Balt]

Frankly it doesn't matter how long 'ax' for 'ask' has been around, and it's ridiculous for NPR or anyone else to suggest that it does matter. Society's perception matters a lot, no matter how much someone may think that's unfair. If someone says 'ax' instead of 'ask', most people are going to assume they are poorly educated. People can complain about that and things like the 'bias' in standardized testing all they want, but if you don't conform to societal norms on certain things the only person who's going to lose out is you.

 

[Jeff7]

Language is what we use to communicate.
Our species also has a problem with communicating effectively, often leading to misunderstandings and conflict.
If you start getting sloppy with the tools that are used to convey information, you increase the chances of screwing something up. It's already bad enough that English will assign several definitions to the same word.
Besides that, it just shows a disregard for the rules that have been put in place.
And, "a-s-k." Since English reads left to right, and the "s" comes before the "k," well...there aren't a lot of ways of doing it wrong if you're following that convention.


I can try to "evolve" the language of mathematics by using ╔ instead of =, because I never bothered to pay enough attention to what I was writing. Let's see how long that lasts.




Nucular.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Axe is never okay.

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[ImpulsE69]

So many holier than thou people here. Oh look, I said thou.

You could compare this to moral compass and peoples values that have changed over time as well. Things change. Maybe it's not a good change, and maybe the majority at the time do not find it to be a benefit to society, but then your parents didn't think so either when you started dancing your white boy asses to gangster rap in the 90's. Now look, we have a (semi) black president. Didn't we used to think slaves and women were beneath everyone too? <----- jump? I don't think so. Thinking less of anyone because of what they do, say, act is simply being judgmental of someone simply based on YOUR beliefs of what is right or wrong. Let's face it, the majority is not always in the right.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, no skin off my butt if they wanna use da slang.