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The usage as a noun is quite well established outside tech. For example, in finance, market prices are called Asks and Bids. In the game of cricket, the target
by mavelikara 5y ago
The usage as a noun is quite well established outside tech. For example, in finance, market prices are called Asks and Bids. In the game of cricket, the target score for the team batting second is also called Ask.
- mabbo 5y agoThat's a really fair point- it's usage in other industries and contexts may be where the term came from. Specifically, I'm talking about the "ask" noun meaning "request for work". "My team has 10 outstanding asks from the billing team, but we don't report to their VP so we can deprioritize 8 of them". I would hope that in that context, you don't presume that I mean one of the two definitions you've posted :)
- fossuser 5y agoYeah - I thought it came from the east coast? DC specifically is where I first heard it.
- JackFr 5y agoCan't stand 'actionable'. Grew up with it meaning "grounds for a legal action or lawsuit" (I guess I knew to many lawyers) and its still jarring to end meetings with actionable next steps.