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A question was asked to me/of me' - Which one is correct?

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In common English usage, I would say neither. “A question was put to me,” would be one alternate way to voice the idea, “I was asked a question.” “Asked of” is used to convey that some thing has been requested, as in, “They asked a favor of me,” or, “A favor was asked of me. read more

And “A question was asked to me,” suggests, even more awkwardly, that “to me” is some kind of action which the question has been asked to perform. In both cases, of course, a listener will likely still deduce the intended meaning, but neither usage is really correct. read more

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