The minute I open my mouth, it’s clear that I’m from New York (Brooklyn, to be exact). And though my high school speech teachers did their best to beat the accent out of me—and I do tamp it down—it’s ...

The most common stereotype of black vernacular is the pronunciation of the word "ask" as "ax." "Ax" has gotten a bad rap for years. Pronounce "ask" as "ax," and immediately many will assume that ...

Few things stick out more in black American speech than the pronunciation of “ask” as “ax.” And when I say that it “sticks out,” I’m being polite. Attitudes about Ebonics have evolved somewhat as hip ...