He asked. She said.

        In the book The Fiction Writer's Guide to Dialogue by John Hough Jr., he says (pg.5), "I'm not a tickler about "asked"--I may have used it myself a few times--but the question mark at the end of the line makes the verb redundant."

        He writes  this in response to the Elmore Leonard's "Ten Rules of Writing," which Leonard states "Never use a verb other than 'said' to carry dialogue."

        But I feel, if you use a question mark, then it should be 'She asked.' 

Because in everyday speech I say:

May I ask a question

She asked you a question

He wants to ask you a question

I asked him a question

The question was asked by my friend Albert

I NEVER say: 

She said a question to you

May I say a question

He wants to say a question

The question was said by my friend Albert

        Ask and Question go together like love and marriage, till death do us part. So to have a line of dialogue, "My money was left where?" She asked, is a better sentence than, "My money was left where?" She said. 

        This is how I feel. If you feel I am wrong, please feel free to comment or email me with your thoughts on the subject. For know, I will stick with asked. Thank you.