Ax vs Ask

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Why is it so hard to understand that it's not a race thing? No one is saying it's okay, they're explaining why she might speak that way. As 20:56 noted, "ax" isn't just part of AAVE, it's also part of some white Southern dialects.

Because it is a race thing. My husband and I are both have deep Southern roots. I have lived in the South for most of my life, and frequently visit various regions of the South for work and to visit family. Despite the linguistic "history," I have never heard a non-African American use the pronunciation "axe."

Oh hi, nice to meet the final authority on all matters.

Please read the entire thread so you can see the posts where people have said they know white Southerners who say ask.

Not the pp, but I would say that that is most likely irrelevant to some people. It may be that there are white Southerners who say that but they don't live in the DC metro area. Here it is generally identified with low-income African-Americans. The reality is that there is more stigma associated with low-income African-Americans than, say, white Bostonians and even white Southerners (although there is a lot of northern bias against them too). It shouldn't be that way but that's the reality.

Kudos to you, for saying what I attempted to say many posts ago, which only got me labelled a racist.