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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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Ask questions "of" oneself?
0 Ask God to guide you as you ask these questions 01 font 00 of 02 font 00 yourself. 02 br
00 Is this a general usage of "of"? If yes can you give me more of such examples? 02 br
00 And is the phrase "ask questions 01 font 00 to 02 font 00 yourself" grammatically correct? 0-
00 Is this a general usage of "of"? If yes can you give me more of such examples? 02 br
00 And is the phrase "ask questions 01 font 00 to 02 font 00 yourself" grammatically correct? 0-
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" You can pose questions to, but you ask questions of. 0-
- " You can pose questions to, but you ask questions of.
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0 Yes, that's the common phrasing: Either ask yourself these questions, or ask these questions of yourself. 02 br
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00 It is not customary to say "ask questions to." You can pose questions to, but you ask questions of. 0-
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00 It is not customary to say "ask questions to." You can pose questions to, but you ask questions of. 0-
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1 i 00 ask yourself these questions 02 i 00 is the most usual phrasing. 02 br
01 i 00 ask these questions of yourself 02 i 00 is also fine. 02 br
01 i 00 ask these questions to yourself 02 i 00 is not ungrammatical, but it is unidiomatic and very rare in comparison to the other two phrasings. 02 br
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01 i 00 ask these questions of yourself 02 i 00 is also fine. 02 br
01 i 00 ask these questions to yourself 02 i 00 is not ungrammatical, but it is unidiomatic and very rare in comparison to the other two phrasings. 02 br
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