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Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
I am not sure that this is what ABBA is doing here, but I have heard "question" used as a synonym for "ask" a number of times recently. Is this some new linguistic trend I don't know about? Is it even correct? "I questioned him what time it was."
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Doesn't "questioned" imply some authority-derived right to expect an answer? One might question a witness, then, at a break, ask the court reporter if she'd like to go on a date.
