liek omg it wuz s0 ded ded gud an evryfin

[mts]

Actually saying it out loud. I hear it more and more often.

futurama makes fun of this in one of the first episodes. leela says it's officially 'axe' (or aks) and not 'ask' now.

how this started i dunno, but im pretty sure black people are involved. they seem to be saying axe alot.

 

[Mofo8]

After hunting around and doing a bit of googling, it appears that pronoucing 'ask' as 'axe' is Jamaican patois:

http://www.jamaicans.com/speakja/patois_a.shtml

Why middle class white teenagers feel the need to speak like a yardie is beyond me though. I'm glad I live in the West of Scotland... we have our own rich and evolving language, as shown by this randoming sampling from one of Yahoo Chat's Glasgow rooms:

You are in "Glasgow Global Chat:1" ( Talk about Glasgow life with locals, visitors, and ex-pats. Visit http://www.yahoo.co.uk/ )

fcuk_up_ya_wanker: linzEE u still chokin after 3 times awready
laura_hitler: put me back on ignore if u want i dont give a fuck
fcuk_up_ya_wanker:
wee_chrissy_bhoy_1888: here mate go tae your pisser
concealedshadowuk: lol
fcuk_up_ya_wanker: go chris
fcuk_up_ya_wanker: dae wit a said
fcuk_up_ya_wanker: aye go then
scunner19 joined the room
*I*SeE*DeAd*PeOpLe*: only if we can listen
*I*SeE*DeAd*PeOpLe*:
fcuk_up_ya_wanker: linzEE
fcuk_up_ya_wanker: we watty listen
kira_ahgisnjc669: look at my tight body at
fcuk_up_ya_wanker: aye go
james_l_pyt left the room
*I*SeE*DeAd*PeOpLe*: here i'll gee ye ma address bring yer misses roon
rels155 (rels155) joined the room
hot_sly_2004 joined the room
*I*SeE*DeAd*PeOpLe*:
___*ShawzY*____ (shawzy68) joined the room
xx_adrain_xx left the room
concealedshadowuk: jesus f.ucking christ
xx_adrain_xx joined the room
fcuk_up_ya_wanker: linzEE is scared ae dae it wae e mic on
capeesh_aye_ok_comprendy left the room
laura_hitler: jesus sucks cock
fcuk_up_ya_wanker:
laura_hitler: i told u this
*I*SeE*DeAd*PeOpLe*: ma misses says she'll wash her
concealedshadowuk: lol
*I*SeE*DeAd*PeOpLe*:
yqb_spider_f_c joined the room
__~wee trace~__ (tracy_23_cb) joined the room
___*ShawzY*____: mornin ppl
kim_ghafih joined the room
*I*SeE*DeAd*PeOpLe*: ur sqeejy clean m8
laura_hitler: morons
*I*SeE*DeAd*PeOpLe*: squeeky*
__~wee trace~__: hey peeps
fcuk_up_ya_wanker: chris beave yersel
yqb_spider_f_c: hoola hoops
fcuk_up_ya_wanker: behave*
rels155 left the room
concealedshadowuk: yeah so what time?
yqb_spider_f_c: whos fae greenock n bustin fur there podger
*I*SeE*DeAd*PeOpLe*: o ya **** ye she intae u the noo y@ssssssssssssssssssssssssss
___*ShawzY*____: lol
fcuk_up_ya_wanker: make her greet this time then chris
fcuk_up_ya_wanker:
___*ShawzY*____: ther podger pmsl
dj_macky_extacey_fm_crew left the room
fcuk_up_ya_wanker: shag her arse
___*ShawzY*____: usin that
fcuk_up_ya_wanker:
yqb_spider_f_c: wit u sayin nipple dick
scottmcd1888 joined the room
fcuk_up_ya_wanker: make her greet
yqb_spider_f_c: ya mad fanny pad
concealedshadowuk: laura!
___*ShawzY*____: fuk u fat boy
xx_k_a_y_l_e_e_xx left the room
fcuk_up_ya_wanker: u sayin she disny wipe her arse
fcuk_up_ya_wanker:
*I*SeE*DeAd*PeOpLe*: ive got a ice-lollie u could wash yer burds leg wae JACK
summer_of_sam2003: where use al away 2
yqb_spider_f_c: fat boy ull get yer cage rattle ya plonker

I love the welcome message at the top. The thought of ex-pats and potential tourists popping in for a chat tickles me a great deal.

 

[TdC]

it would take me ages to write something like that. I'd have to constantly check my teen-leet-txt was correctly formatted :/