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The phrase "ask this guy" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in informal contexts when suggesting someone to inquire or seek information from a specific male individual.
Example: "If you need more details about the project, just ask this guy; he knows everything."
Alternatives: "consult this person" or "inquire with him".
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All I did was ask this guy about the sign on the curtain and they flipped out".
"We have no right to ask this guy to bet his kid's college education on who's going to win the off-year election," Mr. Hayden said, alluding to legal fees that such a C.I.A. officer might face.
IVERSON ON DEAN BERRY, HIS GEORGETOWN TEAMMATE "He used to hit me with it all the time, every day"."I'm not going to ask this guy how to teach me how to do it, but at some point I was like, man, the move is so vicious, I got to ask him".
"Now that we found the body, and you look at the M.O.'s of the two attacks," he said, "we need to go back and ask this guy a set of questions that are really specific now to what we know about what probably happened at the crime".
Just ask this guy.
(Really. It's not that hard. Just don't ask this guy).
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But the fact is, you asked this guy to buy tickets, and he did.
I'd been at a Gilbert & George show and had asked this guy for a light.
When they asked this guy if he thought he could get away with this, you know what he said?
When people asked him why he'd gone up the narrow road, which has a low arch, he told them: "I asked this guy down in the square if it was OK.
I explained the situation and, yes, dear reader, I asked this guy I barely knew anymore if he would get out of bed, get dressed, drive 45 minutes to the airport, pick up my brother, take him to his home and host him overnight until we could solve the problem the next day.
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