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HaikusAreMyKink t1_j038j3v wrote

Reply to comment by Rugfiend in New research shows why we hear “lemon” and not “melon” in processing incoming sounds: our brains “time-stamp” the order of incoming sounds, allowing us to correctly process the words that we hear by giuliomagnifico

"Aks" is actually a legitimate word that's been around hundreds of years. It's not even just limited to AAVE, and the belief that it is is rooted in racism. Pretty interesting, actually!

Edit: White people getting triggered.

Edit 2: thank you, r/science patrons, for displaying your true colors so vividly. Very objective.

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Rugfiend t1_j039jhq wrote

Well, I'm Scottish - never once in 53 years heard someone say that outside of movie/TV/Snoop song/whatever. And... was a light-hearted comment in the first place. But thanks for the 'actually...' educational.

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Rugfiend t1_j039v81 wrote

Sorry, already triggered earlier, I'm sure that comment was unfair.

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sooprvylyn t1_j03e4pv wrote

Well, its not a legitimate word since its not included in any academically recognized standard dictionary.

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EchinusRosso t1_j03kyl2 wrote

Dictionaries don't legitimize words. They record use.

Source: https://www.outlookindia.com/international/-goblin-mode-becomes-oxford-dictionary-s-word-of-the-year-what-does-it-mean--news-242702

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sooprvylyn t1_j04qesv wrote

Yet they havent recorded the use of aks...weird that.

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EchinusRosso t1_j07ytg0 wrote

They have. It's often recorded as a dialectic pronunciation under the definition of "ask." It was literally used in Chaucer. The fact that you haven't looked doesn't mean records don't exist.

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sooprvylyn t1_j087gvp wrote

So then not a legitimate word but in some backwards uneducated areas people talk funny? Got it, means my assumption about those people has been correct this whole time.

Edit: also, chaucer isnt a good reference for the modern english language seeing as how its not the modern english language. His work is pretty much unintelligible to any modern english speaker. Might as well be referencing some archaic german writer.

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Illithid_Substances t1_j03nsko wrote

You know there was a time before dictionaries and words still existed?

Words aren't created by dictionaries, they're created by use

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sooprvylyn t1_j03o5zh wrote

Yeah, and then we codified language into a single resource to agree on spellings of words, definitions of words and the lexicon so that we could communicate as effectively as possible.

Can you use 'aks' in casual conversation? Sure, people may infer your education level though. Can you use aks in formal communication? I'd advise against it for the same reason.

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HaikusAreMyKink t1_j03syvp wrote

Tell me more about this "we" you speak of.

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sooprvylyn t1_j03wabs wrote

The royal "we" ... what an asinine reply. Like it or not the real world exists in convention, and you will be judged for violating convention. You dont have to care or get on board, but if you dont it WILL effect your life negatively.

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