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General 5w
its "ask" not "axe" by the way
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Anonymous 5w

Just a dialectical difference. This post reeks of some racism

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Anonymous 5w

Why does it matter? You understood what was said

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Anonymous 5w

Excuse me miss, may I axe you this, Who may your good man be?

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Anonymous 5w

Why would you even care

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Anonymous 5w

Just say you’re an undercover racist. People grow up with different backgrounds, educations, and experiences. You can never know what they really grew up with. If you’re so upset by the pronunciation of a word, correct them to their face instead of hiding behind a screen and making micro-aggressions to entire communities. This world has way bigger problems than how something is said, one of those problems is people like you who don’t think before they speak. Thank yewww

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Anonymous 5w

What about 'asks'

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Anonymous 5w

Thanks for the karma everyone ❤️

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 5w

i was thinking the same thing. also the word was originally “aks” (pronounced “axe”)

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 5w

wtf has racism got to do with it

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

“Axe” instead of “ask” is a part of aave, African American vernacular English. I can’t think of them specifically atm, but there are “incorrect” ways white people say words and no one bats an eye, but plenty of people criticize “axe” instead of “ask” and other dialectical differences specifically found in aave. That’s why it reeks of racism

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 5w

Uh it's also part of some white English (England) dialects. Also "no one bats an eye" is quite the assumption

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 5w

Also this is interesting

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

that isn't a good reason to think it "reeks of racism" though. You're right that it's just a dialectal difference, not a mispronunciation. But charging racism based on an assumption like "no one bats an eye when whites do it" is really aggressive imo

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