On Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:37:14 -0700, in rec.food.cooking, Arri London
wrote:

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>Doug Weller wrote:
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>> On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:05:49 -0700, in rec.food.cooking, Arri London
>> wrote:
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>> >Little Malice wrote:
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>> >> One time on Usenet, PeterLucas > said:
>> >> > ravenlynne > wrote in
>> >> > :
>> >> >
>> >> > > PeterLucas wrote:
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> Was watching TV tonight and once again saw the great advancement that
>> >> > >> the US has made with the English language.
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> Ask a Yank how to say 'ask'.
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> Most will say "axe"
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >
>> >> > > No, most will not.
>> >> > >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Quite a large majority would. But we know that the people here are not in
>> >> > that majority :-)
>> >>
>> >> FWIW, I know a lot of folks from lots of backgrounds in a
>> >> lot of states. I have yet to meet anyone who says "axe" instead
>> >> of "ask". I'm not saying some don't, but it's definitely not the
>> >> majority...
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Jani in WA
>> >
>> >It's very common though. I hear it around here all the time and not from
>> >foreigners either.
>>
>> Like the Brits who say 'crips' instead of 'crisps'.
>>
>> Doug
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>LOL can't say I've ever heard that in my part of (East) London. Of
>course never understood anyone in Somerset when I lived there so could
>have missed it! Definitely found the kids on the Isle of Dogs to be
>mostly incomprehensible though so they could have said a lot of things
>that went by me LOL.

I've heard it in the West Midlands.

Doug
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