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[istewart]

Why is it so hard for a great number of black people to say the word "ask"?

EDIT: Welcoming the the flood of "wow racist" remarks that will invariably come, despite every person on this forum knowing that the above statement is true.

EDIT 2: Yes it does have to do with their black names.

[trying2learn]

this post can be taken one of two ways...offensively & humorously...i'm hoping for the latter.

[tdarko]

your post title reminds me of a sticker a friend of mine had on her rearview mirror in high school. it said "who is your daddy?" always thought it was funny.

[Vince Young]

It must have something to do with their crazy black names.

[Voltron87]

Why can't British people say schedule? sked-jule, not shaidjewel.

[jesusarenque]

Maybe for the same reason that it is difficult for many 2+2ers to tell the difference between "your" and "you're." Or perhaps it is for the same reason that so many people on here say, "Everyone has a right to their own opinion."

[tdarko]

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sekjule, not shaidjewel.

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i am pretty sure its neither.

[Dead]

Well rap music isn't helping any.

Speaking properly and writing well has been considered "white man's bullshit" for a while in some black communities.

It's the same phenomenon that prompts "toof" instead of "tooth", and the intentional stuttering.

Is that the answer you were looking for?

Black females are surpassing black males in almost every category for this reason. They know that they can do better, and they are.

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It requires clear pronunciation of two hard syllables next to each other. The S-K combination is then mispronounced as X.

This is difficult for anyone who is poorly educated in english. Historically blacks either were not educated or came from poorly educated.

I am not sure if " a great number" is still accurate or not.

[jason_t]

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Why can't British people say schedule? sekjule, not shaidjewel.

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I am sure they wonder why we don't say it their way or why we changed the meaning of their word. The word used to mean a slip of paper with a list of items on it (think of a schedule of postage rates) or slip of paper attached to a document with details (think of schedule A etc. attached to your taxes). The time-table meaning originated in the U.S. and the pronounciation changed in the U.S. too.

Languages are constantly evolving. Prescriptivists suck.

[Voltron87]

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sekjule, not shaidjewel.

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i am pretty sure its neither.

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I have no idea what you're talking about.

[mantasm]

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[bisonbison]

Cause it's a spoken language and dialects happen.

[tdarko]

i am saying its not pronounced sekjule or shaidjewel...it would be pronounced skejule.

i may have not understood your post though but when you say "sekjule, not shaidjewel" implies that you think its pronounced sekjule.

[Dead]

He said SKED-JULE. You misquoted him.

[scotty34]

[ QUOTE ]
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sekjule, not shaidjewel.

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i am pretty sure its neither.

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I have no idea what you're talking about.

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say 'sekjule' to yourself a few times and you will get it

[rusellmj]

I heard Will Smith refer to people who use this dialect as having the Ebonic Plague.

[Vince Young]

No, he edited after being quoted.

[Dead]

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No, he edited after being quoted.

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Ah nvm. Scum move.

[Voltron87]

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No, he edited after being quoted.

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ding ding ding.

[Voltron87]

I was being sarcastic, i mistyped and then edited after he quoted me.

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I heard Will Smith refer to people who use this dialect as having the Ebonic Plague.

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Bill Cosby has been pretty outspoken as well.

[ThaSaltCracka]

[ QUOTE ]
Why is it so hard for a great number of black people to say the word "ask"?

EDIT: Welcoming the the flood of "wow racist" remarks that will invariably come, despite every person on this forum knowing that the above statement is true.

EDIT 2: Yes it does have to do with their black names.

[/ QUOTE ]none of this makes sense to me.

[BreakEvenPlayer]

I don't think this thread is racist. But I think istewart is a racist.

[Vince Young]

Why is it so hard for a great number of white people to say the word "nuclear"?

[Dead]

It's not hard.

NEW-KYU-LUR. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[tdarko]

i had a black history teacher in high school, he was a football coach and he was frickin' cool as hell but man he had that deep voice with a lisp that would have me crackin' up in class.

he said "hemisthpeer" instead of "hemisphere"
he also said "duliesth ceasthar" instead of "julius ceasar"

[tdarko]

see oj can do it!

[bisonbison]

How come everyone mispronounces Wednesday?

Come on guys, say it like it's spelled: WED-NEZ-DAY.

Goddamn everyone with their lazy slang.

[purnell]

"Why is it so hard for a great number of black people to say the word "ask"? "


In the absence of an alternative, a child learns to speak in the particular dialect of her parents. If this dialect does not contain certain sounds, (e.g. "sk"), it will be more difficult for her to make those sounds than the ones she learned at an early age.

"To' down... Awmos' level wif da groun'... "
Truer words were never spoken.

[AngryCola]

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none of this makes sense to me.

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I was thinking the same thing...
I especially don't get the part about "their names".

Also, there are more than a few white people who don't correctly pronounce the word "ask".

"Let me aks you a question..."

Etc...

[benkath1]

Where is Jeff Foxworthy when you need him.

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downnair

Lazyness maybe?? Being born in Kentucky is a disease!/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[tbach24]

Why is it so hard for people to say library?