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Axe You a Question
October 11, 2008 8:51 am
(@grantbarrett)
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If the word is spelled a-s-k, why do so many people pronounce ask as "axe"? Grant has a surprising answer, one that goes all the way back to, believe it or not, the time of Chaucer. This is part of a complete episode.
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