I Could Care Less

[Hammock]

Originally Posted by Bridget

English is highly non-phonetic. We have 26 letters to represent 40 sounds. We also have silent letters. So, bitching about pronunciation is really unnecessary, and makes you look like a dick. Oh, by the way, "aks" is the pronunciation of "axe", so why are you saying "Although, around here it sounds more like 'axe'"? Same fucking thing!

I was tempted to spell it "axe" actually. Out loud they may sound the same but when written down they seem totally different, and when I hear it spoken, what I visualize in my mind is an axe.

Since I only ever see this word spoken like this on TV I don't actually have the opportunity to ask someone, I know who pronounces it "axe", how they would personally spell the word.