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    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
      329·
      1 day ago

      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.

      • Pup Biru@aussie.zoneEnglish
        4·
        18 hours ago

        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.

      • jve@lemmy.world
        4·
        20 hours ago

        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.

      • huppakee@lemm.ee
        133·
        1 day ago

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

        • Pup Biru@aussie.zoneEnglish
          4·
          18 hours ago

          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

          • Goldmage263@sh.itjust.works
            2·
            17 hours ago

            Oh, I agree. My comment came from a place of “wow, a lot of people wanted to react.” Not a, “omg bestie soo true”