I don't mind 'ping me': that one has a clear reference to submarines and networks. What bothers me are 'ask' and 'lift' used as nouns. They add nothing to the

I don't mind 'ping me': that one has a clear reference to submarines and networks. What bothers me are 'ask' and 'lift' used as nouns. They add nothing to the language, and are just ugly. Maybe my father felt the same the first time he heard 'sweet' to mean 'cool.'