[Allison]

In Old English, the word we now know as ‘ask’ was pronounced ‘axe.’ At some point–I think around the 13th century, but it could have been earlier or later than that–the /k/ and /s/ sounds in axe became transposed. The new pronunciation, ‘ask’ eventually became the accepted pronunciation. I think it’s quite possible that the tendency for some people to say ‘axe’ is not really a deliberate changing, mispronunciation, or even a physical inability (as many people think) to say it ‘properly,’ but is instead a retention of the original pronunciation. If this is true, I’m not sure how or why it happened.

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Name : Allison, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 25, City : Houston, State : TX, Country : United States, Occupation : Technical Writer, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 

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