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...But either way, this is to me an example of the evolution of language. Just check out Futurama. It won't be long before "axe" is the correct form of "ask".

Well people are already saying LOL instead of laughing.

Though I really laughed at that comment! But not out loud.
 
It won't be long before "axe" is the correct form of "ask".

That word has been around for quite a long time. Well, the word Acsian which is Old English and some linguists say came over on the slave ships.

https://articles.latimes.com/2014/jan/19/opinion/la-oe-mcwhorter-black-speech-ax-20140119

https://www.npr.org/sections/codesw...-said-ax-instead-of-ask-and-why-some-still-do

I wonder if some of the words and how they're used in the north east get as much flack as this word.

Dialect dictionary is kind of a fun site to surf around

https://www.thedialectdictionary.com/browse/letter/B/
 
Wow... just stumbled into this section of the forum...
etymology, premonitions, thought control and snarky banter...
you guys rock...
shiii... pls don't give me some f'n lecture about whether I can use it as a verb............
 
Wow... just stumbled into this section of the forum...
etymology, premonitions, thought control and snarky banter...
you guys rock...
shiii... pls don't give me some f'n lecture about whether I can use it as a verb............

You use a lot of ellipses.
 
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