I was having dinner with a friend recently, a Mr. Chris Caswell, who mentioned how he is frequently misidentified as "Chris Caldwell" or "Chris Causewell". I said that my brother has such poor grammar that he would probably call him "Chris Casgood".
I hear it from kids all the time. It's one of those colloquialisms that even smart people are using these days. I does kinda make you sound 'street' when you AXE for your car, bitch!
Apparently Chaucer used "ax" for "ask." http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/12/03/248515217/why-chaucer-said-ax-instead-of-ask-and-why-some-still-do
Also, it will apparently be the norm in the thirty-first century.
I forever stand vigilant to protect this planet from the myriad of forces that are always against us. Be it the octopus, zombies, aliens or the robots my team of human agents, and our feline allies, circle the globe in a never ending struggle for human freedom.
I learn all I can on every subject that interests me. I especially enjoy ancient history because in the past there are valuable lessons to be found. Also, if I ever get my time machine to work properly, it would be good to know a bit about possible destinations and what to expect when I get there.
I greatly appreciate beautiful design. Be it manufactured or found naturally I am fascinated by the process of invention. I am attracted to the unique, the strange, the haunted. I like to share what I find on this blog.
And not let us forget the 'Cephalopod Menace' who, if allowed to, would wrap their tentacles around all that is good and pure in this life and crush it until it remained no more. They are creatures of pure spite. Hate is all they know. Death is all they do. They are our most ruthless and determined enemy.
So we fight. Selena has the celebrity contacts, the cat is ruthless and without pity, Roosevelt's ghost has the experience and I do the wetwork.
Fighting for the future of the planet doesn't have to be a chore, however. We can take the time to appreciate all that is cool in this world even as we cut the octopus into bite sized chunks.
This is the reason there has always been and must forever be, a Cave of Cool. Be sure to wipe your feet before you enter.
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I was having dinner with a friend recently, a Mr. Chris Caswell, who mentioned how he is frequently misidentified as "Chris Caldwell" or "Chris Causewell". I said that my brother has such poor grammar that he would probably call him "Chris Casgood".
That would be ebonics. Something only people in the states would hear about. Not too many black people in Canada one would think.
Thank gawd this expression is not common in Canada. We've got lots of black Canadians too but they don't speak like that.
I hear it from kids all the time. It's one of those colloquialisms that even smart people are using these days. I does kinda make you sound 'street' when you AXE for your car, bitch!
Clearly I am out of touch then. Sad, very sad.
Apparently Chaucer used "ax" for "ask." http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/12/03/248515217/why-chaucer-said-ax-instead-of-ask-and-why-some-still-do
Also, it will apparently be the norm in the thirty-first century.
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