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Old 11-30-2020, 09:47 AM   #172
4691mls
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Originally Posted by GrannyGrump View Post
ASK used as a noun, instead of “request”

“That's a very big ask

What is it these days with making verbs into nouns?
I still grind my teeth over “invite”
I hate those too. I think some of them (like "invite") get started as verbal abbreviations and gradually become accepted as standard usage.
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