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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.