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Why Do People Say "Ax" Instead of "Ask?"

Season 6 E 1 • 01/04/2018

Franchesca explores why pronouncing the word ask as "ax" is pejoratively associated with Black and working-class people.

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S6 • E1
Why Do People Say "Ax" Instead of "Ask?"

Franchesca explores why pronouncing the word ask as "ax" is pejoratively associated with Black and working-class people.
01/04/2018
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06:22

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01/11/2018
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01/18/2018
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