"ask" is an entirely correct and usable word in written English. It can be used as either a verb or a noun. For example: "Please ask the teacher any questions you may have.".
"Ask yourself: if I were a Chinese spy, why wouldn't I have flown directly into Beijing?
Ask Daisy.
Don't ask why.
We ask therefore that the privacy of his family is respected in the coming days.
I ask.
If there are questions then clearly Mo is going to ask those questions.
"You can't just ask people to behave ethically just like that".
Awesome tool! I started using it one year ago and I never had to look for another app
Ha Thuy Vy
MA of Applied Linguistic, Maquarie University, Australia