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Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 23 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said: And wanting to "ax" you something. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Subdeacon Joe Posted July 21 Author Share Posted July 21 2 hours ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said: And wanting to "ax" you something. Why do people object to perfectly correct, if maybe slightly archaic, English? "Ax (or axe)" for ask dates back about 1,200 years. Quote “The people who use the ax pronunciation are using the pronunciation that has been handed down, in an unbroken form, for a thousand years,” says Jesse Shiedlower from the American Dialect Society to NPR. "It is not a new thing; it is not a mistake," he says. "It is a regular feature of English." Sheidlower says you can trace "ax" back to the eighth century. The pronunciation derives from the Old English verb "acsian." Chaucer used "ax." It's in the first complete English translation of the Bible (the Coverdale Bible): " 'Axe and it shall be given.' As we've explored previously, the English accent that dominated at the time of Shakespeare have largely disappeared, along with the pronunciations in which the bard's tales were meant to be read. The changes in pitch and stress that come to define modern accents have broken some of Shakespeare's puns, and left his jokes without a punchline. and Quote In North America, “aks” (or “ax”) was widely used in New England and the southern and middle states. In the late 19th century, however, it became stereotyped as exclusive to African American English, in which it remains prevalent. Who taught Blacks to use "axe" instead of "ask" you may axe? Why, their white contemporaries. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 An elderly couple returns to a Mercedes dealership where the salesman has just sold the car they were interested in to a stunning, tall, and busty blonde. "I thought you said you’d hold that car until we raised the $75,000 asking price," said the man. "Yet I just heard you closed the deal for $65,000 with that lovely young lady there. You insisted there could be no discount on this model." "Well, what can I say? She had the cash ready, and just look at her, how could I resist?" replied the grinning salesman. Just then, the young woman approached the elderly couple and handed them the keys "There you go," she said. "I told you I’d get the jerk to lower the price. See you later, grandpa." Never underestimate the elderly! 😃 2 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 3 hours ago, Alpo said: Someone posted this on a local neighborhood chat board and, boy howdy, did it bring out the nutjobs! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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