[John29252]

‘Axed’ probably comes from switching the the s and k in ‘asked’. ‘Hisself’ may be a blend of ‘his’ and ‘himself’ or perhaps just comes from suppressing the m. Many words have undergone similar changes in their history. I think these particular words are found primarily in African-American communities. I would imagine that they arose because the originators of these forms did not get thorough exposure to ‘proper’ English education. But language is a living, evolving phenomenon–there is no absolutely correct pronunciation or grammar. And language traditions can be a lot more powerful than education. Hence the persistence of such forms.

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