Whoever coined the phrase "my ask of you" should be executed very slowly

[Orrex]

If aliens were looking for a reason to blow up the planet, that phrase would be all the reason they need.

[rock]

1. "my ask of you"

Never heard of it. Sounds foreign.

[Orrex]

3. The first time I heard it, I thought the speaker'd had a stroke mid-sentence

It's a trendy corporate buzz-phrase, and whatever its etymology, I find it nauseatingly contrived and artificial.

[SCantiGOP]

13. That's how you get your "deliverables"

First time I heard that phrase I thought it was dumb; didn't know that it would be a common phrase.

[NightWatcher]

2. Let's touch base later and then we can redouble our efforts...

If that won't get us zapped by the Galactic Airforce of Uranus, nothing will.

[Orrex]

4. I'm amazed that they've tolerated us for this long.

[cwydro]

5. Never heard that.

I'm sick of "cray" and "welp".

Somehow people think those words make them sound cool I guess.

[Orrex]

6. "welp" has been around for decades, alas, and I agree with you.

I don't mind words that arise through organic processes, since that's how language works, but something in the focus-grouped tone of corporate trend-speak makes me feel all stabby.

[cwydro]

7. Yes, I hear you.

I'll "circle back" later...

[SCantiGOP]

14. "cray"

really really sucks.

[cwydro]

19. Lol, it just sounds so middle school.

Sadly, our country seems to be there. Sigh.

[Paladin]

8. Coined by the same creep who came up with "servant leadership," no doubt.

Is it a clunky-assed way of saying "What I'm asking is...."? I'm with you: planetary destruction is appropriate retribution.

[frogmarch]

9. What does it mean?

Does it mean "my question for you/request of you (is...)" ?

I'd never heard of it before.

[Orrex]

10. You'd identified it exactly

I could even see it as "my task for you."

But this new formulation--which I've heard from clients nationwide, sadly--is an abomination.

[SCantiGOP]

15. Oh, you reminded me

how much I hated the past tense of 'task,' as in "I was tasked with proofing the report." It's also a very difficult word to pronounce in a hurry, it almost ends up as three syllables.

[FSogol]

11. We should run it up the flagpole...

[Aristus]

12. I despise it too, for the same reason: meaningless, corporate management-seminar speak.

Just talk, for the love of God...

[ploppy]

16. I ignore people when they talk to me like that.

Reach out, circle back, my ask of you, employee engagement. Talk like a person and I will get back to you!

[Ron Obvious]

17. Never heard that one before

I have a particular loathing for "Hating on" myself. I know English is descriptive not proscriptive but that's no excuse for illogical constructions like "I could care less" and "head over heels". English is probably the richest language on earth, and its abuse causes me no end of irritations.

A good round of mandatory floggings might bring about changes. I would support any candidate running on such a platform.

[Glorfindel]

20. Hear, hear! (Not "Here, here!")

And my special favorite lately: Confusing "reign in" with "rein in." Let the floggings begin!

[Gidney N Cloyd]

18. When you've got a staff and you call them your 'team,' you have to give them asks instead of orders.