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Twistedthistle Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Excuse me (Question mark???)
In the following sentence:
Excuse me? Is this the check-in desk for flight KL 567?
Should the phrase excuse me be followed by a question mark? or should it be written without. I originally inserted the question mark because of the rising intonation, but whether this merits a question mark...i don;t know...Can anyone help here?
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TT
Excuse me? Is this the check-in desk for flight KL 567?
Should the phrase excuse me be followed by a question mark? or should it be written without. I originally inserted the question mark because of the rising intonation, but whether this merits a question mark...i don;t know...Can anyone help here?
Best
TT
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twistedthistle question mark? or ... without?
- twistedthistle question mark?
- or ...
- without?
- I'd write it without the question mark despite the rising intonation.
- CJ
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twistedthistlequestion mark? or ... without?I'd write it without the question mark despite the rising intonation.
CJ
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twistedthistleExcuse me?Here we use "Excuse me" to draw the attention of someone. So it shouldn't be followed by a question mark.
However, in some cases, adding question mark after this phrase is accepted.
For example, a teacher hears some unpleasant words from a student. Then he/she can say angrily: "Excuse me? What did you say?"
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