Hoa Thai  +  441648 Mon, 12 Nov 07 08:30 AM Hello, Please show me where the question mark should be placed (at position (A) or (B)) in the following sentence; and please explain your choice. My friend warns, "Aren't you afraid your mother will ask, 'Are you ... (A) ' (B)" Thank you in advance. Hoa Thai Hoa Thai Joined on Mon, Oct 15 2007 Vietnam Contributing Member 1,100 Best Regards - Hoa Thai Question Marks

	Cool Breeze  +  441656 Mon, 12 Nov 07 09:29 AM Hi Hoa Thai There are two questions, so I would use two question marks as well. CB Cool Breeze Joined on Fri, Apr 7 2006 Senior Member 3,979 "I hope you'll all live to be 150 years old - and the last voice you hear is mine!" Frank Sinatra on stage in Oslo, Norway, 28 September 1991

	Hoa Thai  +  441667 Mon, 12 Nov 07 09:57 AM  Cool Breeze wrote: Hi Hoa Thai There are two questions, so I would use two question marks as well. CB Look like I have to pay for my friend's dinner tonight She asked me this question, and I told her that the asker really wants to ask "Are you crazy?", but inserts the question within another to soften the real comment. Thus, only one question mark is required and it would take position (A) (i.e., My friend warns, "Aren't you afraid your mother will ask, 'Are you crazy?'"). Thank you much! Hoa Thai Hoa Thai Question Marks

	Tanit  +  441739 Mon, 12 Nov 07 04:48 PM  Hoa Thai wrote: Look like I have to pay for my friend's dinner tonight Hi, I guess nobody can lose or win here ... arguments supporting either views can be found! 1. a reference advocating two question marks: The tone symbols should be placed before or after the second quotation mark according as they belong to the quotation or to the containing sentence. If both quotation and containing sentence need a tone symbol, both should be used, with the quotation mark between them. ... Is the question 'Where was he?' or 'What was he doing?'? 2. a reference advocating one question mark only (inside the "inner" quotation marks): A single question mark will suffice to end a quoted question within a question: "Didn't he ask, 'What did we do, who preceded you?'" queried Johnson. 3a. a reference advocating one question mark only (outside the quotation marks): If the quotation is not a question, put the question mark outside the quotation marks. If the quoted material would normally end with a period, drop the period. Who was it that said, “All that glitters is not gold” ? 3b. a reference advocating one question mark only (outside the quotation marks): Does Dr. Lim always say to her students, "You must work harder"? You could have dinner together and go Dutch Tanit Joined on Mon, Jul 31 2006 Senior Member 3,040 There is no greater pain than to remember a happy time when one is in misery. (Dante) Quotation Marks, Question Marks

	Cool Breeze  +  441744 Mon, 12 Nov 07 04:57 PM  Hoa Thai wrote: Thus, only one question mark is required and it would take position (A) (i.e., My friend warns, "Aren't you afraid your mother will ask, 'Are you crazy?'"). Hi Hoa Thai One will do. Two may look prettier to some. You don't seriously think there is agreement on a thing like this? CB Cool Breeze Question Marks

	Hoa Thai  +  441752 Mon, 12 Nov 07 05:21 PM  Tanit wrote: I guess nobody can lose or win here ... arguments supporting either views can be found!  Cool Breeze wrote: One will do. Two may look prettier to some. You don't seriously think there is agreement on a thing like this? Thank you all for the comments! It is never too late to find helpful and constructive opinions; BTW, I did happily take my friend out to dinner tonight. I could certainly show this to her tommorow morning; and maybe she will return in kind with lunch. Good way for friends to find reasons to go out and have fun together anyway. Best Regards, Hoa Thai Hoa Thai Regards, Question Marks

	Tanit  +  441754 Mon, 12 Nov 07 05:22 PM  Hoa Thai wrote: Good way for friends to find reasons to go out and have fun together anyway. That's really nice and wise. Tanit Question Marks