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To: CalculatedRisk who wrote (22355)5/13/2004 9:28:57 PM
From: Augustus GloopRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 81568
 
Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead.

You'll never hear an educated person use the word. They also wont write it. Its like the word aint - it's trailer Americana speech

<<I've corrected so many of Gloop's posts (usually logic errors), that I no longer bother.>>

You haven't corrected squat



To: CalculatedRisk who wrote (22355)5/13/2004 10:16:52 PM
From: Gordon A. LangstonRespond to of 81568
 
Funny, they've been using "aks" for 1000 years and it still hasn't made the dictionary as a spelling variation, only a pronunciation.

"I axe, why the fyfte man Was nought housband to the Samaritan?" (Wife's Prologue 1386). Ascian and axian co-existed and evolved separately in various regions of England. The ascian version gives us the modern standard English ask, but the axian variant ax can still be found in England's Midland and Southern dialects.


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