Ask, Axe?

[DJ Harris]

Hey guyz i noticed a lot of rappers always say '"Aks" about me' where did that come from? just curious.... :thumb:

 

[Zero Cool]

You've been listening to too much Jay-Z. It's just different pronounciation.

 

[DJ Harris]

ah spoze, lol theres no-one more i hate than jay-z...

 

[LilTrigger]

Jay-z is a lil faggot....

 

[ChrisZimbo]

yeah i dunno where you get rappers from ... its only jay-z

 

[DJ Harris]

i thought it was a few rappers, im sure Kanye does?...

 

[Sebastian]

cassidy?

 

[Preach]

You've been listening to too much Jay-Z. It's just different pronounciation.

or snoopie doopie

 

[Salar]

it's not different pronounciation. It's incorrect uneducated english.

 

[devils_advok8]

J-Kwon?

 

[pietro006]

Biggie used to say that too I think

 

[FroDawgg]

people other than rappers use it. i hear people all the time...it's a habit people get into and it's hard to break unless you focus specifically on that one word when you speak

 

[Zero Cool]

it's not different pronounciation. It's incorrect uneducated english.

No, it's not.

 

[Duke]

Big L did it as well, and i believe Wu isnt clear of charge either. Always been wondering where "aks" came from as well.

So, Zero, since you know it so well, tell us It must be more than merely different pronounciation

 

[Zero Cool]

Big L did it as well, and i believe Wu isnt clear of charge either. Always been wondering where "aks" came from as well.

So, Zero, since you know it so well, tell us It must be more than merely different pronounciation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebonics

 

[Salar]

It's metathesis which is a slip of the tounge. Same reason there's words like asteriks (instead of asterisk) and nucelar (instead of nuclear)

Metatheses becomes so popular that often it replaces the actual word in areas and becomes accepted.

 

[Salar]

oh and Zero, to finish my point. Metathesis is the cause of uneducated english. Just because some people have accepted it doesn't mean it's right. Ask any lingusist.

Next time your going for a professional job interview say that you would like to aks them a question and see how you go.

 

[Quasimodo]

just bout every black person i know says "axe"... not to be racist or tryin to single anyone out, i think thats just how they learned how to pronounce the world, nothing terribly wrong with that, but its something i've noticed.

 

[DJ Harris]

yeh i just couldnt hjelp but notcie it when i was listenin to a load of trax today, thanks 4 ya input

 

[EDouble]

lmao i hardly ever hear nebody actualy say aks. its gotta be fadein out


lol @ reading the ebonics article