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re: Ask vs. Axe, which is correct?
Posted on 1/6/15 at 6:33 am to PelicanFan
Posted on 1/6/15 at 6:33 am to PelicanFan
Believe it or not, it was pronounced "axe" for a long time.
I'll try to find the "word" origin article I read awhile back and link it.
I'll try to find the "word" origin article I read awhile back and link it.
This post was edited on 1/6/15 at 6:33 am
Posted on 1/6/15 at 11:11 am to makersmark1
was it this one...
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"even Chaucer used it in "The Canterbury Tales," in lines such as this one: "Yow loveres axe I now this questioun."
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"even Chaucer used it in "The Canterbury Tales," in lines such as this one: "Yow loveres axe I now this questioun."
This post was edited on 1/6/15 at 11:14 am
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