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Difference between ask and indicate



 
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Difference between ask and indicate Thu Jun 09, 2005 9:31 am  Difference between ask and indicate		  
Test No. incompl/elem-21 "Remove the Spoon", question 8

I'm not ......... you to do that but next time you drink tea with sugar...

(a) placing
(b) indicating
(c) speaking
(d) asking

Test No. incompl/elem-21 "Remove the Spoon", answer 8

I'm not asking you to do that but next time you drink tea with sugar...

Correct answer: (d) asking

Your answer was: incorrect
I'm not indicating you to do that but next time you drink tea with sugar...
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Why is "asking" here better than "indicating"?
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Difference between ask and indicate Wed Jun 15, 2005 18:09 pm  Difference between ask and indicate		  
Indicating doesn't work here because this means pointing out. In the given situation one person wants another person to do something so asking is the correct word.
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