it is recorded since 1913, two instances I know of are earlier than that
.
see e.g. a blog of how people use substantives, where they quote exactly
the same dictionary
according to two source it is more widespread in northern usages of
english, it is accepted everywhere--
Raymond Chen, a senior Microsoft programmer (Redmond, WA), blogged about
the noun *ask* on January 7th, 2004
<http://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/archive/2004/01/07/48304.aspx>, saying
that it had gained momentum in the year before:
Ask (as a noun)
This has taken over Microsoft-speak in the past year or so and it drives me
batty. "What are our key asks here?", you might hear in a meeting. Language
tip: The thing you are asking for is called a "request". Plus, of course,
the thing that is an "ask" is usually more of a "demand" or "requirement".
But those are such unfriendly words, aren't they? Why not use a warm, fuzzy
word like "ask" to take the edge off?
Answer: Because it's not a word.
I have yet to find any dictionary which sanctions this usage. Indeed, the
only definition for "ask" as a noun is *A water newt [Scot. & North of
Eng.]*, and that was from 1913!
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Er selbst bevorzugte undurchdringlich Klarheit
On Mon, Apr 8, 2019 at 7:16 AM Torgeir Fjeld <t.fjeld1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Dear all,
Reading the news, the following linguistic innovation offered itself:
May’s official spokeswoman said: “This is obviously a unique European
council specifically focused on Brexit. The PM set out a clear ask in terms
of an extension and it is important that she set out the rationale for
that.”
(
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/apr/08/theresa-may-resume-talks-labour-find-brexit-compromise
)
Is anyone here familiar with the noun "ask" and its present usage (as per
corpus based approaches, over and against the Chomskeians)?
Mvh. / Yours sincerely,
Torgeir Fjeld
https://torgeirfjeld.com/
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