mm    962870 Thu, 05 Nov 09 11:17 PM "Would you punctuate "I wonder how it does that" with a period or a question mark? It seems clearly a statement, yet it would be expanded to "I wondered, 'How does it do that?'"" It depends on where the sentence would appear and after that, on what aspect of the sentence I was trying to emphasize at the time. Posters should say where they live, and for which area they are asking questions. I was born and then lived in Western Pa. 10 years Indianapolis 7 years Chicago 6 years Brooklyn, NY 12 years Baltimore 26 years mm Punctuation, Question Marks, Sentences

	Chuck Riggs    963487 Fri, 06 Nov 09 03:22 PM "Would you punctuate "I wonder how it does that" with ... be expanded to "I wondered, 'How does it do that?'"" "It depends on where the sentence would appear and after that, on what aspect of the sentence I was trying to emphasize at the time." Since "I wonder how it does that" is not a question, rhetorical or otherwise, it takes no question mark. Regards, Chuck Riggs, An American who lives near Dublin, Ireland and usually spells in BrE Chuck Riggs

	Chuck Riggs    963499 Fri, 06 Nov 09 03:22 PM "Would you punctuate "I wonder how it does that" with ... be expanded to "I wondered, 'How does it do that?'"" "It depends on where the sentence would appear and after that, on what aspect of the sentence I was trying to emphasize at the time." Since "I wonder how it does that" is not a question, rhetorical or otherwise, it takes no question mark. Regards, Chuck Riggs, An American who lives near Dublin, Ireland and usually spells in BrE Chuck Riggs Regards, Punctuation, Question Marks, Sentences, United States, American

	mm    963751 Fri, 06 Nov 09 09:55 PM "It depends on where the sentence would appear and after that, on what aspect of the sentence I was trying to emphasize at the time." "Since "I wonder how it does that" is not a question, rhetorical or otherwise, it takes no question mark." What about "Hmm." May that be followed by a question mark? If it may, I think the sentence in question may. Posters should say where they live, and for which area they are asking questions. I was born and then lived in Western Pa. 10 years Indianapolis 7 years Chicago 6 years Brooklyn, NY 12 years Baltimore 26 years mm Punctuation, Question Marks, Sentences

	Chuck Riggs    964286 Sat, 07 Nov 09 01:39 PM "Since "I wonder how it does that" is not a question, rhetorical or otherwise, it takes no question mark." "What about "Hmm." May that be followed by a question mark? If it may, I think the sentence in question may." While I see your point, if you insist that these two examples are questions, it could be argued that most declarative statements fall in the same category. This can be done by giving statements what has been called the Valley Girl inflection, named after the region in California where this sort of speech was, and perhaps still is, popular among teenage girls. Regards, Chuck Riggs, An American who lives near Dublin, Ireland and usually spells in BrE Chuck Riggs

	Chuck Riggs    964295 Sat, 07 Nov 09 01:39 PM "Since "I wonder how it does that" is not a question, rhetorical or otherwise, it takes no question mark." "What about "Hmm." May that be followed by a question mark? If it may, I think the sentence in question may." While I see your point, if you insist that these two examples are questions, it could be argued that most declarative statements fall in the same category. This can be done by giving statements what has been called the Valley Girl inflection, named after the region in California where this sort of speech was, and perhaps still is, popular among teenage girls. Regards, Chuck Riggs, An American who lives near Dublin, Ireland and usually spells in BrE Chuck Riggs Regards, Punctuation, Question Marks, Inflections, Speeches, Speaking, Sentences, United States, American

	Barb Knox    964594 Sat, 07 Nov 09 09:04 PM "What about "Hmm." May that be followed by a question mark? If it may, I think the sentence in question may." "While I see your point, if you insist that these two examples are questions, it could be argued that most ... named after the region in California where this sort of speech was, and perhaps still is, popular among teenage girls." Australian and New Zealand accents also use an HRT (High-Rising Terminal) in indicative sentences. Barb Knox Accents, Punctuation, Question Marks, Speeches, Speaking, Sentences

	Peter Moylan    964676 Sat, 07 Nov 09 11:59 PM "While I see your point, if you insist that these ... speech was, and perhaps still is, popular among teenage girls." "Australian and New Zealand accents also use an HRT (High-Rising Terminal) in indicative sentences." Actually, only a minority of Australians do this. Our reputation has been damaged by some TV shows that should never have been allowed out of the country. Peter Moylan, Newcastle, NSW, Australia. http://www.pmoylan.org For an e-mail address, see my web page. Peter Moylan

	Peter Moylan    964685 Sat, 07 Nov 09 11:59 PM "While I see your point, if you insist that these ... speech was, and perhaps still is, popular among teenage girls." "Australian and New Zealand accents also use an HRT (High-Rising Terminal) in indicative sentences." Actually, only a minority of Australians do this. Our reputation has been damaged by some TV shows that should never have been allowed out of the country. Peter Moylan, Newcastle, NSW, Australia. http://www.pmoylan.org For an e-mail address, see my web page. Peter Moylan Accents, Speeches, Speaking, Sentences