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Discover Ludwig"asked the guy" is a perfectly acceptable part of a sentence in written English.
You can use it when you are describing a particular person, or a group of people, asking a question. For example, "The student asked the guy in the yellow shirt for directions to the library."
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"Is he still alive?" asked the guy.
"Any sex?" I asked the guy at the counter.
"Are you the first in line?" we asked the guy.
"I asked the guy and he said, 'Yeah, it could be a suit,' " Frazier said.
"I don't know why, but recently I finally asked the guy what his name is.
"When I asked the guy, 'Do you have a brother?' he didn't answer," she said.
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I asked the guys to keep believing, and they did".
I asked the guys and they said sometimes it's just set differently".
Before the show, I asked the guys in the bar where Bruce was, and they pointed outside".
"I just asked the guys how's your mom doing, how's your wife doing, how're the kids doing".
I went over and asked the guys that work there if I could paint them a free sign.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com