It's the Black English Vernacular (formerly Ebonics). Correctness in language is a matter of custom, not logic. Not only does "aks" get the pass for common en

It's the Black English Vernacular (formerly Ebonics). Correctness in language is a matter of custom, not logic. Not only does "aks" get the pass for common enough usage, it's also a shorter more distinct sound than the aspirant "ask". Paul Mooney said the black man is the most imitated man, and he's right. Every culture exhibits its own linguistic rhythms, and at the risk of being labeled a reverse racist, I find the cadence and trills of the Black English Vernacular the most hypnotic.