[gjvc]

that does not in any way make it correct

[jeremyjh]

That is absolutely the only requirement for it to be correct. Words are defined by the way people use them, and that can change over time. A dictionary is a record, not a rulebook.

[electrondood]

It's only a certain subset of the population that speaks like this. It's pompous and ridiculous. Are the two syllables in the word "request" one too many for people working in Product?

[jeremyjh]

Most people only use a subset of language, and a lot of language is used only by a small subset of people. "The Ask" is in mainstream usage - or at least known to - the target audience of TFA, which may not include you.

[gjvc]

are you high / in wonderland?

“When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’

’The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words mean so many different things.’

’The question is,’ said Humpty Dumpty, ‘which is to be master — that’s all.” ― Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass

http://www.cleavebooks.co.uk/grol/alice/glass06.htm

[jeremyjh]

Are you educated?

Descriptivism is overwhelmingly the mainstream view or practice of language scholars.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_description

[gjvc]

liberal

[jeremyjh]

There is still time man. Read a book. The public libraries are still free, thanks to liberals.