Wrong word order?

What about "asked"? I've heard complaints around here how some Southern people say "aksed" instead.

Could this be a poor education type of thing? Instead of simply Southern?
 
Daredevel7 said:
What about "asked"? I've heard complaints around here how some Southern people say "aksed" instead.

Could this be a poor education type of thing? Instead of simply Southern?
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I've heard that too. Dunno about the education levels. I notice quite a few say "axed" instead of asked. I would hope not all Southerners are murderers cuz it might be a bit disconcerting to northerners when they hear that "I axed this guy down the street for directions to the city hall." I also notice many especially in the western part of VA that people say yea-ah (myself included).
 
Daredevel7 said:
What about "asked"? I've heard complaints around here how some Southern people say "aksed" instead.

Could this be a poor education type of thing? Instead of simply Southern?
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Combination of the two. Usually the people in lower SES categories will say "axed" instead of "asked". However, I don't think that is strictly southern, as I have also heard it across the U.S.
 
deafgal001 said:
Never heard anyone say " How is you" but it make sense why they do that as I often wonder if there should be an ARE or IS. I have always associate "ARE" for plurals. Like "They are running" They = more than one person. But then again "you" is both plural and singular.

I grew up in a household of people from West Virginia so I'm am familiar to Appalachian mountain accents: The Dialect of the Appalachian People
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In the south, I would hear "Hey! How's your mama and them?" instead of "How is you?"
 
souggy said:
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There is one give-away if the person is deaf or not: visual versus phonetic. If the person spell a word phonetically, it's obvious it's someone who can hear. If the person writes a word that LOOKS similar, but isn't the correct word-- it's visual and the person is probably deaf. It's not true all the time, since there are hearing people out there who are strong visual learners.
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Don't forget pronouncing the words as they appear. I still tell my friends to correct me if I mispronounce a word. Bless them. :lol:
 
Beowulf said:
Don't forget pronouncing the words as they appear. I still tell my friends to correct me if I mispronounce a word. Bless them. :lol:
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Yeppers. One of the problems with trying to teach reading phonetically. Phonics are too inconsistent. It applies to the concept of Cued Speech, as well, as it is based on phonics.
 
jillio said:
Yeppers. One of the problems with trying to teach reading phonetically. Phonics are too inconsistent. It applies to the concept of Cued Speech, as well, as it is based on phonics.
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yes, that's why I had a hard time getting a hang of cued speech when I was learning it. My rule of thumb is, if I can speak everything correctly phonically, then I can cue it correctly. but unfortunately, I'm still asking people how to pronounce words I never heard of (just like Beowulf is doing). That's why I feel ASL would be easier for struggling oral-only deaf who feel they need some kind of visual language.
 
deafgal001 said:
yes, that's why I had a hard time getting a hang of cued speech when I was learning it. My rule of thumb is, if I can speak everything correctly phonically, then I can cue it correctly. but unfortunately, I'm still asking people how to pronounce words I never heard of (just like Beowulf is doing). That's why I feel ASL would be easier for struggling oral-only deaf who feel they need some kind of visual language.
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I completely agree. My son, like you and Beowulf, still has problems with phonetic pronunciation of unfamiliar words.

And I know plenty of hearing kids that don't do well with phonics.
 
Whether or not you are familiar with the delect...the improper use of grammar English or other is not a deaf thing...its a human thing and that's what makes us ALL beautifully unique.
 
jillio said:
I completely agree. My son, like you and Beowulf, still has problems with phonetic pronunciation of unfamiliar words.

And I know plenty of hearing kids that don't do well with phonics.
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Phonetics has never been my forte. I know lots of words but I have no idea how to pronounce them correctly.
 
deafskeptic said:
Phonetics has never been my forte. I know lots of words but I have no idea how to pronounce them correctly.
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Right. But you have a great vocab and have fluent use of the language. That's why focus on enunciation is over rated.
 
deafskeptic said:
Phonetics has never been my forte. I know lots of words but I have no idea how to pronounce them correctly.
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Same here! I ask my SO if I'm pronouncing something correctly when I'm not sure. I even ask my co-workers too.
 
AlleyCat said:
Same here! I ask my SO if I'm pronouncing something correctly when I'm not sure. I even ask my co-workers too.
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Ditto! In fact, it happened today at CI therapy. My therapist was looking over audiology cards, and one of them happened to say "bilabial". Being the immature person I am, I cracked up then I tried to pronounce it. I got it wrong, but I also saw the word "lingua-alveolar". Totally got that one right!! (SOMEHOW...)
 
Daredevel7 said:
Ditto! In fact, it happened today at CI therapy. My therapist was looking over audiology cards, and one of them happened to say "bilabial". Being the immature person I am, I cracked up then I tried to pronounce it. I got it wrong, but I also saw the word "lingua-alveolar". Totally got that one right!! (SOMEHOW...)
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Heck, I'm hearing and I still stumble over techinical jargon that I am unfamiliar with. Psychology can come up with some doosies! Throw parts of 4 or 5 words together and expect people to pronounce them.
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Daredevel7 said:
Ditto! In fact, it happened today at CI therapy. My therapist was looking over audiology cards, and one of them happened to say "bilabial". Being the immature person I am, I cracked up then I tried to pronounce it. I got it wrong, but I also saw the word "lingua-alveolar". Totally got that one right!! (SOMEHOW...)
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I had to look up the word bilabial. Speaking of bilabial constants, I still have not forgotten how my class laughed at me when I mispronounced the letter w when I recited the alphabet to my 4th grade class. I was bewildered and I had no idea why people were laughing till my teacher got mad at them for for laughing at me for saying the letter w wrong.

I'm still reluctant to say the letter w 30 years later. :P
 
deafskeptic said:
I had to look up the word bilabial. Speaking of bilabial constants, I still have not forgotten how my class laughed at me when I mispronounced the letter w when I recited the alphabet to my 4th grade class. I was bewildered and I had no idea why people were laughing till my teacher got mad at them for for laughing at me for saying the letter w wrong.

I'm still reluctant to say the letter w 30 years later. :P
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Um the letter w isn't bilabial.
 
deafskeptic said:
I had to look up the word bilabial. Speaking of bilabial constants, I still have not forgotten how my class laughed at me when I mispronounced the letter w when I recited the alphabet to my 4th grade class. I was bewildered and I had no idea why people were laughing till my teacher got mad at them for for laughing at me for saying the letter w wrong.

I'm still reluctant to say the letter w 30 years later. :P
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I'm going to try to write how I pronounce "w" for fun: dub-be-U (long u)
 
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