Pronunciation among blacks?

whoa guys. calm down. it's not "racist" if the asker legitimately doesn't know.

maybe you live in an area where people just talk like that - i know a lot of my friends from, for example, brooklyn, in general just say words like that. it might just be a colloquial thing - like i can't pronounce the word "water" like everyone else seems to want to hear it said.

The Middle English pronunciation of "ask" is "AXE".

It is typical of the inhabitants of the Gullah islands to pronounce ask in ths manner.

When Prince Edward of Enland visted to the USA, he was ask in which part of the USA the English language sounded nearest to the spoken language he was accustomed. He said that it was the people of the Gullah Islands.

Because it's easier to pronounce that way. It's a common linguistic phenomenon called "metathesis", common especially among Southerners, who pronounce "pretty" as "purty", or foliage as "foilage". It also explains why George W. Bush pronounces "nuclear" as "nucular".

This is the first time I hear something like that. I work with many black people/

That's how they be learning to pronounce the word.

I have heard several "non black" people pronounce the word "ask" as "axe" as well.

well, where do you live?

i've never heard someone say axe- and i'm black.

that is NOT true among all.... many of my friends are black and their voices sound just like mine(i am caucasian). just because someone is highly educated it doesnt affect their voice!

did you ever consider that sometimes people say things differently?? like excape instead of escape??? or even melk instead of milk??? think about it........

we jsu say it lik dat