• corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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        a big ask

        You may think, but it’s a really a big request. ‘Ask’ is still a verb unless you’re selling used Lincolns.

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          https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ask

          ask noun [C usually singular] (REQUEST)

          something that someone is asked or expected to do, usually when this will be difficult:

          • big ask To refinance that amount of debt is a big ask in an environment where credit is tight.

          • He recognizes that a successful title defence is a major ask.

          • It would be quite an ask for him to switch sides at such short notice.

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            they’re getting downvotes because they’re calling someone out on grammar issues while being completely and verifiably wrong in not only the technical, but also the colloquial sense

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          You may think, but it’s a really a big request. ‘Ask’ is still a verb unless you’re selling used Lincolns.

          Honestly, it just makes sense that the grammar nazis that would pipe up in a post like this would be imbeciles.

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          It’s just regular English mate, also what the hell do you mean with ask not being a verb if youre selling used Lincolns??