"Ask" is actually a corruption of the old english, "acsian". Use of "acs" by modern speakers is thought to derive from dialects in which the change never happened. A number of english dialects have been preserved in relatively isolated parts of the US, even after they died out in their homelands. This is also true of french in parts of Canada.
Alternates of "cache", on the other hand, are almost certainly "spelling" pronunciations and not native to any dialect. Education is not always a good thing. On Friday, December 27, 2002, at 08:03 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Only if "ask" really was acceptably called "axe", then would "cache" be > acceptably, but incorrectly, called "catch". -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
