It seems to be an cultural thing, but it drives me crazy when I hear it.  When did it become normal for people to say "Can I axe you a question?"
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Many people never stop to read carefully when they are beginning their reading, but I think most of them learn the improper pronunciations at home.  My mother is an Engish teacher, so she insisted on proper pronunciations when I was growing up and it drives me crazy to hear "axe"  (they read aks and never think about it ) or "curricliar" or "can you borrow me this."  But people get defensive if you ever correct them, so it usually makes life easier just to let them sound ignorant rather than have them try to fight with you -- whether verbally as an adult, or physically when I was a child.
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because most people cant/ don't want to handle the truth. but there is a difference from being honest and just rude. so your going to have to find out when you need to shut your mouth and when to spice up the truth a little
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you know you are right i hate it that people do that...i ask a simple question and i get rude people saying things about the question and complain about it.its horrible and i hate it i wish people could just stop doing that.thanks for the comment about this situation.
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My family used to be (when my parents were still alive and us kids were closer to home) prone to getting into heated "discussions" about most any topic. Whatever the popular opinion, my dad would always play the devils advocate, and off we'd go, debating darned near anything. One Sunday, we got into it about cursing. Part of us took the stance that only the designated curse words were truly curse words, and who decided what they were anyway? And part of us took the side that ANY word would be a curse word if used with the right emotion. Ex: if you say darn and you really meant damn, or really WANTED to say damn, then you may as well have gone ahead and said damn! The others were no way! Only the word damn is a curse word, and darn and heck and shoot are all perfectly good alternatives...well, so it went in my house!\nPoint being, I personally think that it's the emotion behind the word used, and say, in the case of Tourette's, there is no emotion intended, just an uncontrollable outburst of words that just happen to be considered foul by society. Now, having said all that, the Bible does have something to say about not allowing a rotten saying to come out of our mouths, along with swearing (as in "I swear to God I didn't take your purse!" The Bible says to let our yes mean yes and our no mean no) You'll find those verses at Eph 4:29 and Matt 5:37.
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Yahoo, does not seem to have a very good position on what can be ask, I am a Bush basher, ( I have my own reasons) I have had questions removed for what I felt was no reason. I have seen Bush supporters get the same treatment, but maybe because this whole thing is fairly new. I think if somebody reports a question or an answer it is automatically removed. It is like I wrote to them, just because someone does not agree with your answer should not be reason to remove it. Unless it is profane or truly objectionable they should leave it alone. All I get for an answer is a link to their policy. So I don't know. You should have had every right to ask that question freely and I should have the same right to answer it.
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It's a bit 90's, but I say you can say what ever you want.  You live in America!  If someone doesn't like it, they can not listen to you!
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Maybe they want to learn of other cultures, or maybe they're just being nosey. Either way, it's your mouth to say what you want to them, and if you would rather not discuss it just calmly tell them so.
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because u can ask or answer with out being judge... \n\nu can also ask to ur family/friends but sometimes u want to know more opinions... \n\nthere are things that u can't ask just in the open bc u can hurt someone or bc u want to be prepared for something...\n\nyou don't have to wait for a correct moment or bother anybody with your stuff...\n\nu get answers right away with several points of view...\n\nu can't get upset if you don't like the answer...\n\nu can post smart and stupid questions just to know what other people think...
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You were in the pub, as you said. Doesn't matter what you were saying, somebody's bound to get offended by it sooner or later. He went over there just for that reason. To butt into the conversation and start something with you. It had nothing to do with the subject of the conversation. Trust me.
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"Have you stopped beating your wife yet?", although crude, is a question often given as an example of a loaded question - one that implicates the answerer however he answers:\n\n'No' implies that he still beats his wife.\n'Yes' implies that he used to beat his wife.\n\nA person who has never beaten his wife cannot answer this question - unless he answers with the word 'mu', as suggested by the Buddha.\n\nI don't think Oky is calling you a wife-beater. I think this user is trying to call your question loaded, but Oky might have explained the concept behind the question instead of just throwing it at you without an explanation.\n\nTake care.
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i think it was sh!t or a$$, might have been sh!ta$$. my aunt was a master at cussing, and she was always saying things like you don't know sh!t from shine ola and your uncle don't know his a$$ from a hole in the ground. cracks me up thinking about some of the stuff she would say.
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I think the fact that you were scolded in the first place is an example of the underlying problem western society faces.  We all believe in freedom of speech, to the point that ignorant, irrational and illogical cartoons about a sacred religious leader are allowed, albeit with some disdain, under the ideals of freedom of speech.  Yet so many great questions, like yours, based on logic, are completely written off as taboo.  I too like to discuss the "unmentionable" issues that are in fact key to our society's progression.  A huge example is the "unpatriotic" label alot of Americans got back in '03.
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Our moms used to tell us to say this when people where being mean to us.  Sticks and stones thrown at us will break my bones and hurt me, but supposedly if we ignore their words, they won't hurt us.  The reality is that words do hurt and will last a lifetime.  Now parents teach children to use their words for helping and praising and not for hurling insults and hate filled remarks.
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lol I have got laugh at the way you asked your question (its cute)       lol\nmy teen boy say it all the time to their girl friends just over anything.\nthen of course my teen girl chime in with GROSS.!!!\n\nI don't know where the saying came from sorry .
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You know, the weird thing is that you have a great question that makes people think, and so many write mean things that have nothing to do with the question.\n\n-sigh-\n\nI apologize for them.\n\nYou deserve better.
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Is it our right to question/challenge? or is it our duty? What do you really think our leaders do with all of the insults that are thrown their way? Do they go home and seriously contemplate about whether the people have a point? Or do they stand up and dust themselves off and blow off the criticism completely? Are we really heard? Or do we just gain satisfaction knowing we've had our "say?" \n\nOk thank god I didn't get deducted 5 points for each of those questions I just asked!!\n\nI guess my point is......yes, it is just par for the course. And people will say what they want to say and I suppose the ammendment to the constitution gave us that right. And if this is stated in our constitution, how could that possibly be unpatriotic or Un-American?? \n\nDoes it do us much good in the long run? *shrugs* Probably not.....but it is a right given to us by our forefathers. So have at it!! :) \n\nEnjoyed your question! I have a similar question posted on my profile.....would love your opinion. :)
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My family does that all of the time! It's so annoying, it's just a way of saying what they want without getting in trouble for it. I can't really tell you when to consider it the truth disguised b/c you really just have to know the person. Sometimes it can really be a joke, but if you feel that it's just a snide remark then it doesn't really matter whether they meant it that way or not. If what they said hurts, or affends you I would say something. Like please don't joke like that, or something else. It may not always turn out the best, especially if you really did catch them, but if you don't say anything it won't stop. Good luck!