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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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English usage

What is the difference between 'in question' and 'a question'?
  

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Hi A question = ask for some kind of information What is your name? In question = something being discussed What were you doing on the night in question? In question = in doubt His knowledge of car engines was in question.

  • Hi A question = ask for some kind of information What is your name?
  • In question = something being discussed What were you doing on the night in question?
  • In question = in doubt His knowledge of car engines was in question.
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Hi

A question = ask for some kind of information
What is your name?

In question = something being discussed
What were you doing on the night in question?

In question = in doubt
His knowledge of car engines was in question.
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Thank you for that. Following this how would you then define difference between 'Never in question' and 'Never a question' - struggling to explain.
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AnonymousThank you for that. Following this how would you then define the difference between 'Never in question' and 'Never a question' - struggling to explain.

I can see no difference in meaning.

There was never a question about his fitness.
His fitness was never in question.
There was never a doubt about his fitness

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