Ok maybe this is not the best example, but I would like some input anyways. In the sentence: "Is that ... is: if it's not sore then you didn't work hard enough." Would I place a question mark at the end? Yes. cf. "Is this

Ok maybe this is not the best example, but I would like some input anyways. In the sentence: "Is that a good measure of how good the workout is: if it's not sore then you didn't work hard enough." Would I place a question mark at

I question that "ordinary looking" can be construed as derogatory ... and seems quite kempt. I rather like his tie, too. It is my favourite tie and one I bought particularly for the suit. Dena may not like it, but what ... picking a

This is the original poster, walansari@hotmail.com. Thank you all for responding. Yes, 4 should not have had a question mark. But you all lost track of my original question. And I think I figured this one out. But before I congratulate myself on

i agree doubly with lib, both on his interpretation of the original post as well as his response that it sounds a bit stilted. (again, punctuation has caused the confusion ... the "poster" should not have put question marks after each sentence,

IMHO neither 3 nor 5 is correct. In these sentences 'every time' is redundant because 'should' implies 'every time'. The best one is 4. After 'should' the verb goes in infinitive (drink). However, the other verb (get) should have the present tense

The world is becoming smaller, so to speak. It is ... as the use of multiple question marks does, I'd guess. I didn't realize it was considered a BrE phrase. I'd never come across it until I landed up here in North America. I have

Does anyone have a theory as to how a perfectly useful word like "disappear" becomes, almost overnight, a tasteless phrase such as "gone missing?" The world is becoming smaller, so to speak. I was certain that it would never

Hi, If my child was marked down because she used a capital letter for words in a spelling test, I’d be angry with the teacher. When I went to school, my spelling exercises tested for spelling not style. However, if your child is a high school

Agreed. If the 'Could you' was omitted at the start then the sentence is turned into a command so the question mark is not needed. With the 'Could you' included I believe that it is a question so should include a question mark.