Do you have any idea?
Hello...
A: Do you have any idea?
B: Do you have any ideas?
Is it true that A is rude and implies "Are you a person who can think?"
That we have to use B instead of A?
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" No. " It can be a normal casual question when you want to know whether the person has knowledge of something. For example, you have been invited to dinner at John's house, and you are allergic to cats.
- " No.
- " It can be a normal casual question when you want to know whether the person has knowledge of something.
- For example, you have been invited to dinner at John's house, and you are allergic to cats.
- You say to Jill, "I don't know whether John has a cat.
- " B simply invites conjecture.
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pructusIs it true that A is rude and implies "Are you a person who can think?"
No. It does not mean "are you capable of forming an idea?" It can be a normal casual question when you want to know whether the person has knowledge of something. For example, you have been invited to dinner at John's house, and you are allergic to cats. You say to Jill, "I don'
0pructusIs it true that A is rude and implies "Are you a person who can think?"
No.
When asking for suggestions for solving a problem, you can ask either of the following, usually the second:
Do you have an idea? / Do you have any ideas?
When you are feeling unappreciated for what you have done, and in your frustration yo
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