People who use ask as a noun, as a part of their corporate jargon…they’re dead to me. No, I don’t care about your ASK, just tell me your request.
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Nor does my_alt’s example have “a” preceding the word in question.
“I was down by the run today cleaning up trees that had fallen in”
“Sorry, by the run?”
“Ah, the river run, sorry I forgot you’re not from around here”
Fine fine fine. Bad example, whatever. Point remains.
I wonder if all sorts of alarms and bells are going off on the website because of those industrial actuarials scoring below 24!! 
Maybe we pick a specific score and see who can get closest to it, maybe without going over. Haven’t tried this, and would think one shot was all you got. Anyone game?