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Discover LudwigThe phrase "ask something" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to inquire about a specific topic or request information from someone.
Example: "If you have any doubts, feel free to ask something during the meeting."
Alternatives: "inquire about something" or "request information on something".
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But better ask something else.
That means roughly: May I ask something?
"I'm not suggesting any direct pressure to write a certain way or cover something or not cover something or ask something or not ask something.
He wants us to ask something simpler: Is this practice causing me any real harm?
But it does ask something slightly unusual from the contemporary reader.
"These dinners ask something more of both the guests and creators: engagement".
Next!" Mr. Sahhaf replied, still more testily, then demanded: "Please ask something reasonable".
"A cop is the last person I'll ask something," he said.
"And when our friends ask something of me," he told Tokhtakhounov, "we always try to satisfy them".
Imagine your hard-to-reach service user tweeting you to ask something about your home visit the following day.
He impatiently mocked those who dared to ask something on Friday that was similar to a question on Monday.
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