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The American Heritage® Book of English Usage.
A Practical and Authoritative Guide to Contemporary English.  1996.

7. Pronunciation Challenges: Confusions and Controversy

§ 21. ask


The pronunciations (ks) and (st) are both considered nonstandard, although they may occur fairly frequently, especially in the southern or middle sections of the country. The pronunciation (st) for asked, on the other hand, is extremely common all over and can be considered standard.    1


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