All these commercials for sandwiches trying to entice me with the fact that their deli meat is freshly sliced. My brother in Christ, fresh sliced deli meat is…STILL DELI MEAT.
Why do some people say “aks” instead of “ask”?
It’s not “just their accent” and it sure as hell isn’t a mispronunciation.
There’s a linguistic reason and a cultural reason. Let’s quickly look at both: