Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 11 years ago, 19 minutes later, 46 minutes after the original post[^][v]#555,012
@555,002 (vocalon !74TdoRkjCc)
...not all of us LIVE ON THE INTERNET you moron. Or should I do a site search of knowyourmeme.com before I post a topic here?
vocalon !74TdoRkjCc replied with this 11 years ago, 3 minutes later, 49 minutes after the original post[^][v]#555,014
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 1 minute later, 52 minutes after the original post[^][v]#555,016
@555,014 (vocalon !74TdoRkjCc)
OP parents never loved him because he was born dumb as fuck.
Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 6 minutes later, 58 minutes after the original post[^][v]#555,017
Baltimore has severe diction and grammar problems.
Anonymous E replied with this 11 years ago, 7 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#555,019
@previous (H)
Looked up why. Maryland founded by some Irish lord. Place ends up a refuge for blacks running away from slavery. African dialectic and Irish brogue morph into odd speak.
Anonymous H replied with this 11 years ago, 8 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#555,023
@previous (E)
Interesting -- it is a sad comment on society that no one cared to improve the situation in all this time, other than bullshit standardized testing as a method to remove helpful funding from the shittiest student populations.
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FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 12 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#555,025
@555,019 (E) > African dialectic
It's called ebonics.
Syntax replied with this 11 years ago, 25 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#555,028
@555,023 (H)
One wood think with all the TV and Movies that generally contain more correct English - USA wood overall end up with a similar sounding sound.
> It's called ebonics.
Don't think so. OP started out with how he understands why blacks say Asked as Axe Actually I have never looked up why that is true. I live just down the Bvd from a Major University and notice that blacks that attend UCSD have worked hard to say Asked more correctly. Just like all black TV or Movie stars.
Around here its super rare to see an ambulance, so its rare I hear anyone pronounce such a word.
FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI replied with this 11 years ago, 28 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#555,031
@previous (Syntax)
Educated blacks do not speak in ebonics.
Syntax replied with this 11 years ago, 13 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#555,032
@previous (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)
Thought it was about time I looked up how Ask n Asked ends up as Ax and damn just damn - found this on LA Times article - a black writer who uses an argument I always use re how I feel free to simplify English.
First, it's important to understand that, as English goes, "ax" is a perfectly normal thing to have happened to a word like "ask." Take the word "fish." It started as "fisk," with the same -sk ending that "ask" has. Over time, in some places people started saying "fisk" as "fiks," while in others they started saying "fisk" as "fish." After a while, "fish" won out over "fiks," and here we are today. The same thing happened with "mash." It started as "mask." Later some people were saying "maks" and others were saying "mash." "Mash" won.
With "ask," some people started saying "aks," and some started saying "ash." But this time, it wasn't "ash" that won out. Instead, for a while "aks" was doing pretty well. Even Chaucer used it in "The Canterbury Tales," in lines such as this one: "Yow loveres axe I now this questioun."
There is an element of chance in how words change over time, and we will never know why "aks" and "ash" lost out to "ask." All we know is that the people whose English was designated the standard happened to be among those who said "ask" instead of "aks" — and the rest is history.
Going forward, "aks" was used primarily by uneducated people, including indentured servants, whom black slaves in America worked alongside and learned English from. So, "aks" is no more a "broken" form of "ask" than "fish" is a "broken" version of ye olde "fisk." It's just that "fisk" isn't around anymore to remind us of how things used to be.
But even knowing that, we can't help thinking that standard English, even if arbitrary, should be standard. Shouldn't it be as simple to pick up the modern pronunciation of "ask" as it is to acquire a new slang word?
Syntax replied with this 11 years ago, 2 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#555,034
@previous (D)
Well sure I and you could remain dumb as fuck. Wood you rather I look it up with Bing or go to the local library?
FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI replied with this 11 years ago, 25 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^][v]#555,039
@555,032 (Syntax)
It's sort of like coming over here to minichan after being on tinychan. MC has lots of pseudo-words created by matt, while TC is more linguistically standard.
Syntax replied with this 11 years ago, 6 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^][v]#555,041
@previous (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)
By Co~wink~e~dink
Take a look at the newest post - Which is really spam based on a quick look up of the email addy posted.
Matt type topic related
Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx replied with this 11 years ago, 3 seconds later, 3 hours after the original post[^][v]#555,042
@555,039 (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)
What on Earth do you mean? The linguistics of the foræ are, in fact, fully rugged. Thanks.
Syntax replied with this 11 years ago, 1 minute later, 3 hours after the original post[^][v]#555,044
@previous (Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx)
Hey its off topic but when can we expect some results from you all voting and is it really true the anti English Scottish group is slated to win?
I have only been looking at bookmaker odds
FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI replied with this 11 years ago, 3 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^][v]#555,046
@555,041 (Syntax)
I wonder if he'll spam it on shitchan too.
Syntax replied with this 11 years ago, 1 minute later, 3 hours after the original post[^][v]#555,048
@previous (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)
LOL
I see spam is kaput!
Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 11 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^][v]#555,054
I like west african english accents. American "ebonics" sounds stupid though.
Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx replied with this 11 years ago, 58 seconds later, 3 hours after the original post[^][v]#555,055
@555,044 (Syntax)
The SNP are predicted to take most of Scotland's seats, yes. But from there, things are uncertain. Labour have stated a refusal to form a coalition with the SNP, so that currently looks unlikely.
The BBC website has some great articles talking about the possible outcomes, btw. It explains everything very well.
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TTEH !FFSTTEHV7. joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 10 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^][v]#555,056
@previous (Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx)
Hasn't stopped Cameron from repeating "Vote for us or you'll get a Labour/SNP coalition!" ad nauseam. I think Miliband has been too insistent he won't form a coalition with the SNP for him to backtrack now, so whatever happens, the outcome will be interesting.
Inb4 Labour/Lib Dem/Plaid Cymru.
kook !!mCVqftDha joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 1 hour later, 5 hours after the original post[^][v]#555,100
@555,031 (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)
They do sometimes. They also talk more black when around other black people.
Anonymous M joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 1 hour later, 6 hours after the original post[^][v]#555,169
@555,028 (Syntax)
Is UCSD a 15 minute drive from you?
Anonymous N joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 5 months later, 5 months after the original post[^][v]#614,757
because they are retarded
Anonymous O joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 16 minutes later, 5 months after the original post[^][v]#614,760