>>What words annoy you? (single words, not phrases)
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>"Ask" when used as a noun, as in "Do you have any asks for me?" I first heard that at a Microsoft conference where several MS speakers used that phrase. I was astounded that they hadn't seemed to heard of the word "question" <g>.
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>Doug

Ah, you thought they were saying "asks". The correct work is "axe". As in, "Can I axe you a question?". I can understand the confusion, a lot of people get that wrong.