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You are also saving the person you are asking from the potential embarassment of a) being forced to turn you down, and b) saying yes out of politeness when in fact the real answer is no, thus opening up a possibly awkward situation in which both you and the "askee" are stuck in an embarassing situation.
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However it was nothing I would have been comfortable doing, either as the asker or the askee.
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Asking for a favor implied that the askee would receive a return favor in the future.
Balancing in High Heels Eileen Rendahl 2004
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Asking for a favor implied that the askee would receive a return favor in the future.
Balancing in High Heels Eileen Rendahl 2004
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Asking for a favor implied that the askee would receive a return favor in the future.
Balancing in High Heels Eileen Rendahl 2004
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Asking for a favor implied that the askee would receive a return favor in the future.
Balancing in High Heels Eileen Rendahl 2004
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“Are you going to Manaos?” askee he of the Indian who commanded and was steering her.
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"Me askee him me watchee if kyphong catchee ship, no sabey?"
Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea William Heysham Overend 1874
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When you become the asker, you surrender the protection you used to have as the woman and as the askee.
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Greetings can also be specific to the profession or activity of the askee, which are often immediately understandable even by strangers.
Ask MetaFilter dave99 2010
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