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Jungelbobo Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

poke a question

does it just mean ask a question or it has some sort of special meaning in it?
  

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Hi, 'It just seems to mean 'ask''. Perhaps it may be part of some rural dialect somewhere. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, 'It just seems to mean 'ask''.
  • Perhaps it may be part of some rural dialect somewhere.
  • Clive
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Hi,

'It just seems to mean 'ask''. Perhaps it may be part of some rural dialect somewhere.

Clive
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Hi,
jungelbobo "poke a question"
I think you have misheard poke a question for pose a question (i.e. ask a question).

Regards
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jungelbobo does it just mean ask a question or it has some sort of special meaning in it?
It's not used much. It means interject, which gives the impression of interrupting. It's not just "poke"; it's "poke in" or "poke into".

From forums:

I hope its OK to poke a question in the midst of this thread.
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