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Hsiaoyunh Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

anything wrong with you

Is there anything wrong with you?
What's wrong with you?
Is there anything wrong?
What's wrong?

Do the above sentences have the same meaning? Is it polite to ask these questions?

Thanks in advance.
  

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They all have the same meaning. #1 and #3 are less rude, less confrontational, to my ear.

  • They all have the same meaning.
  • #1 and #3 are less rude, less confrontational, to my ear.
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They all have the same meaning. #1 and #3 are less rude, less confrontational, to my ear.
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Thank you.

But I'm still a little confused. So it's not "with you" that differs these sentences?

How about the following dialogue:

A: I'm not feeling well.

B: What's wrong?

A: I have a headache and a running nose.

Does what B replis also sound rude to you? Can we say, "Is there anything wrong" here?

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