how hard can it be........

[FruitynNutty]

to say "Ask" not flippin "Arks" or even worse "Arksk" as in "I've arksk you already" I suppose it was Eastenders lol, but you hear it in the street all the time and it really winds me up

Depends how old you are. It's cute in a 3 year old

And have you noticed that they are rarely Caucasian? Insult to injury.

Not where I'm from HG

It came out of Chelsea's mouth [grrrrrr]

is it not a West Indian thing though ?

is it? I'm sure Caucasian's say it too Maybe it originated from the West Indies then. Just blardy annoying! Surely it's easier to say it properly?

I thought this was pedant's corner? "Caucasian's"???

Um, that should be caucasians, plural, not caucasian's! (I wouldn't have said anything, but this is Pedants' Corner!)

Quite.

I'm pretty sure it's a West Indian pronunciation which has been taken up by white kids wanting to sound 'street'.

I distinctly remember the black children at secondary school (1980's) being the only ones who said 'aks'.

pmsl! I was so caught up in "arks" I forgot about my own spelling lol

what Janni said

Quite. Again.

Hullygully - Pedants' Corner.

Only on this thread would I ever dare reposition someone's apostrophe.

Doesn't it only belong to one pedant? On the other hand, the words "petard" and "hoisted" come sadly and swiftly to mind..

you mean to say I'm not the only one who isn't perfect?

Just one, one, errant little apostrophe and one's perfection comes crashing down around one's ears.

Just one, one, errant little apostrophe and one's perfection comes crashing down around one's ears.

Twice.

rofl

I thought it was a clever anagram.

Not for nothing is Pedants' Corner known as 'Extreme Mumsnetting' - you put your neck on the line every time.

I am thinking of calling my new baby Pedantia Corneria. Honest opinions please.

sounds like an eye disorder

I like it.
Pedantus Cornerus would be nice for a boy.