Do you drive yourself?
A guy at a motel bar overhears two men talking about being on the road and stuff. He asks them...
GUY: Are you truckers?
TRUCKER: Yeah. We are. (a long moment, then) Do you drive yourself or...?
GUY: Yeah, I've been on the road for about four days now.
Would it be okay/natural to ask "Do you drive yourself or...?" to mean "Are you a trucker yourself?"? The reason I'm asking is because the latter wouldn't work in my context. (In my context the truckers think he's a trucker because of his answer but later find out he's not. He's just on a trip by car.) So would "Do you drive yourself or...?" work to create that misunderstanding for both parties?
Top answer
"? " Without commas he is asking whether or not he has someone else drive him.
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- " Without commas he is asking whether or not he has someone else drive him.
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anonymousWould it be okay/natural to ask "Do you drive yourself or...?" to mean "Are you a trucker yourself?"?
Yes, it's what I'd expect, except you need commas: "Do you drive, yourself, or …?" Without commas he is asking whether or not he has someone else drive him.
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