8 июл. 2018 г. · Pronouncing it with the /t/ is actually wrong, it comes from the word "oft" so it's meant to rhyme with "soften".

30 апр. 2020 г. · Race isn't a factor in how people pronounce words. It's culture and dialect. You tend to have more black Americans in “Black” cultures but there ...

19 нояб. 2019 г. · 1, why do African-Americans pronounce certain words a certain way (ie “aks”, “wiff”, and “libary”)? 2, why is it considered racist to even ask this question?

4 мая 2022 г. · In particular, the /aks/ pronunciation's association with African American speakers tends to lead to increased accusations of impropriety. If ...

12 апр. 2022 г. · "Few things stick out more in black American speech than the pronunciation of “ask” as “ax.” And when I say that it “sticks out,” I'm being ...

22 дек. 2013 г. · For instance saying ax instead of ask. Saying dat instead of that. Words are not annunciated as clearly especially "th's". Is this learned ...

31 авг. 2023 г. · I've heard some black americans pronounce ask as axe (aks). I assume this is the cultural thing because I never heard a white american say ...

29 апр. 2024 г. · Many African-Americans in a formal context, such as a teacher or boss will use untapped voiceless t's, such as "community" or "opportunity," using the hard ...

12 июн. 2022 г. · Black English today is subject to the same vast regionalisms as standard American English, to include different accents, vocabulary, etc.

19 февр. 2024 г. · It seems the voiceless dental fricative and also the voiced to some degree (as in clothing) is omitted by Black Americans. Why is that?