ebonics versus mispronouncation This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 23 years, 10 months ago by Belinda. Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) Author Posts November 27, 2002 at 12:00 am #6252 BelindaMember Just curious as to why it seems that black people say ‘axe’ instead of ‘ask’. Even the most well read black person seems to mispronounce that word. User Detail : Name : Belinda, City : cleveland, State : OH, Country : United States, Author Posts Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In