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Why do so many white people in Louisiana mispronounce "ask" ?
Posted on 12/12/23 at 4:11 pm
Posted on 12/12/23 at 4:11 pm
Don't tell me is a social class/educational thing. I have come across many lower class, uneducated folk in places like Texas and Mississippi and Ohio, and they don't say "let me axe you a question."
Yes, it is predominant in New Orleans, but in the last week I have spoken to people from New Roads and Eunice and they both said "axe."
Yes, it is predominant in New Orleans, but in the last week I have spoken to people from New Roads and Eunice and they both said "axe."
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Posted on 12/12/23 at 4:13 pm to Slippy
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Yes, it is predominant in New Orleans, but in the last week I have spoken to people from New Roads and Eunice and they both said "axe."
Have you ever been to Napoleonville?
Posted on 12/12/23 at 4:14 pm to Slippy
Texas isn't the south.
It's entirely related to the number of poor british who settled the area.
See thomas Sowell for a more in depth explanation of southern language essentially being slang.
It's entirely related to the number of poor british who settled the area.
See thomas Sowell for a more in depth explanation of southern language essentially being slang.
This post was edited on 12/12/23 at 4:15 pm
Posted on 12/12/23 at 4:15 pm to Slippy
it’s called a dialect.
Posted on 12/12/23 at 4:16 pm to Slippy
Why do so many White people say "I seen" instead of "I saw"? as in "I seen a wreck on I-10"
Posted on 12/12/23 at 4:17 pm to Slippy
At least you didn't axe us why we say da zink is where you should warsh you dishes, cher.
Posted on 12/12/23 at 4:17 pm to Slippy
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uneducated folk in places like Texas and Mississippi and Ohio, and they don't say "let me axe you a question."
They probably want to axe you though for asking stupid questions.
Posted on 12/12/23 at 4:19 pm to Slippy
White dude: Aye...Aye...Let me ax you summtin.
Black dude: My good sir, do you mean to bludgeon me with a sharp tool meant to deforest?
Black dude: My good sir, do you mean to bludgeon me with a sharp tool meant to deforest?
Posted on 12/12/23 at 4:19 pm to Slippy
lots of white people from south louisiana also say shite like "we going to the store". so trashy.
Posted on 12/12/23 at 4:19 pm to tigertrueAU
Reversing letters in a word is not a dialect.
Posted on 12/12/23 at 4:20 pm to goofball
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They probably want to axe you though for asking stupid questions.
I seen what you done there
This post was edited on 12/12/23 at 4:20 pm
Posted on 12/12/23 at 4:22 pm to Slippy
It was all on accident .
Posted on 12/12/23 at 4:23 pm to Slippy
I was a 9 year old kid when I watched the JFK inauguration and he said, "Axe not what your country can do for you, axe what you can do for your country,"
Posted on 12/12/23 at 4:23 pm to Slippy
I've only ever heard, um, well a certain group of people pronounce it that way and they definitely weren't white.
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White dude: Aye...Aye...Let me ax you summtin.
Black dude: My good sir, do you mean to bludgeon me with a sharp tool meant to deforest?
This post was edited on 12/12/23 at 4:25 pm
Posted on 12/12/23 at 4:24 pm to X123F45
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Texas isn't the south.
Of course it is.
Posted on 12/12/23 at 4:27 pm to Slippy
I have a master's degree and feel like I am somewhat fairly articulate.
HOWEVER - This is literally the only word that I struggle with. When I am with friends and family, I just say "axe" because they know me. But when I am in a professional environment or talking to new people, I have to think of the correct pronunciation before saying it. Sometimes it looks like I am having a stroke because there is typically a small pause so that I can correctly pronounce it. I literally can't help it.
HOWEVER - This is literally the only word that I struggle with. When I am with friends and family, I just say "axe" because they know me. But when I am in a professional environment or talking to new people, I have to think of the correct pronunciation before saying it. Sometimes it looks like I am having a stroke because there is typically a small pause so that I can correctly pronounce it. I literally can't help it.
Posted on 12/12/23 at 4:28 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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lots of white people from south louisiana also say shite like "we going to the store". so trashy.
There's an -'re in there, your ear simply isn't sophisticated enough to hear it.
I have a few degrees, one of which was in a worthless major that requires more reading and writing than any other; I constantly have to remind myself when speaking around my son.
I would much prefer he sound like a pompous prick than an illiterate fellow selling catfish bait.
But I still catch myself condensing sentences into two or three words... Or one.
"Y'oungry?"
Posted on 12/12/23 at 4:28 pm to Adajax
This post was edited on 12/12/23 at 4:29 pm
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