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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'ask permission of' is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when you want to politely request permission from someone to do something. For example, "Please may I ask permission of your parents to take you out for ice cream?"
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I didn't ask permission of Buthelezi, or Desmond Tutu, or the Pretoria government.
"At the moment, you have to ask permission of three different people for each decision, for each appointment.
(The combination of anarchy and social responsibility is notable — the how-to guide advises that one should never ask permission of city officials, but must always clean up after the event).
"What is the purpose of this supposedly independent paper — to ask permission of the government before reporting what the government is doing?" "The New York Times is now, quite obviously and by its own admission, in the business of concealment".
The midfielder Kim Jung-woo had an unsuccessful trial at Wigan while Yeom Ki-hun trained with West Bromwich without bothering to ask permission of his club side, Ulsan, first.
Police officers ask permission of drivers before they conduct a search, but critics say the method is intrinsically coercive and that three-quarters of drivers stopped are members of minority groups.
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Controversially, the Chinese copy was made without notifying, let alone asking permission of, anyone in Hallstatt.
Before rejoining Fleetwood Mac, McVie asked permission of each band member.
In N. Y. State one is permitted to change his name without asking permission of N. Y. State.
The issue wasn't whether Shiner's owner had cleaned it up, but whether he had asked permission of the homeowner on the other side of the sidewalk.
But just asking permission of someone who might be sensitive to the noise you want to make could oil the social hinges.
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