Mar 19, 2016 · Askee is absolutely a word, its just one you might not want to use in some contexts. The dictionary is not the ultimate arbiter of wordhood.

Oct 25, 2024 · I've been told that 'witnesses' is the indirect object and 'accident' is the direct object in the following sentence. The police asked the witnesses questions about the accident. I'm having diffi...

Oct 17, 2019 · Reading a different question about the opposite of the word consultant made we wonder why the word shifted semantically from the asker to the person who answers? From Etymonline: …

Apr 12, 2022 · It is also a good hedged staller for when the askee decides that the question is one it's not in their (or others') interest to answer. Collins almost includes this.

Feb 17, 2011 · What do you call somebody who asks a question and somebody who answers a question? I have exhausted the thesaurus with no real luck... any ideas? EDIT: It is in reference to …

Sep 28, 2021 · I haven't found backing for this, but I'd see the added 'yes' as a pragmatic marker, addressee- (askee-)directed, conveying approval / appreciation of the question, in no way part of the …

How to appropriately respond to someone saying "I hope you are well./?" There are certain situations in writing where this would obviously not be soliciting a response (requiring a full s...

I prefer “asker”, even as it may be less common. Because an asker is someone who asks. A questioner is someone who questions. Those verbs have different meanings: to ask is merely to request (an …

Sep 28, 2015 · What is a good word(s) for someone who excessively asks for information that they have no business knowing? This person constantly asks what other people have on their schedule. This …

Oct 15, 2022 · Though questions pragmatically can't mandate a clear and truthful response (one can't assume the askee knows all answers), one expects a reasonable response. But it's usually …