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Pucca Posted 19 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

"Ask"

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00I would like to know how "ask" is pronunciated since my school teacher (not really a good teacher..) pronunciates it as "ax"..she makes that with all the words that end with "-sk", is she right?:S I know, it's a bit embarrasing to ask this type of questions...02br
00Although my pronunciation is awful, that "ax" sounds really weird..! 02br
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00Thanks in advance for your help! 0-
  

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0 You can pronounce it "ar-sk" or "as-k", but definitely not "ax"! 0-

— Annvan

  • 0 You can pronounce it "ar-sk" or "as-k", but definitely not "ax"!
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0 You can pronounce it "ar-sk" or "as-k", but definitely not "ax"! 0-
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0Is she American, by any chance? There are some regions that say it that way. It's not considered standard, but you do expect to hear it in those regions.0-
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0This pronunciation of ask (closer to 'arcs' than 'axe') is also found in some variations of BrE, specifically those influenced by West Indian culture.0-
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0 Even though she says it like that, you should stick with pronouncing it "ask". 0-
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0 Does colloquial version "aks" exist? I have seen it somewhere, some time ago.02br
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00It might be a slang, but I'm not sure. 0-
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0Thanks you all!!:)02br
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00Barb, my school teacher is Spanish! I wish she was American or British!:p 02br
00She studied English Language and Literature and that's why she is an English teacher...05002br
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05100 Then if it's pronounced "as-k"...I wasn't wrong!:p010id3811id1
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