Isn't transparency on pay wonderful?
Isn’t transparency on pay wonderful?
The question above is from an press article and my gut feeling tells me that it isn't an open question, yes-no one. I feel that I'm prompted to answer: 'Yes, it is wonderful'. But I can't figure out why it is that I'm more likely to answer 'Yes' than 'No' to such a question.
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anonymous I'm prompted to answer: 'Yes, it is wonderful'. But I can't figure out why it is that I'm more likely to answer 'Yes' than 'No' to such a question. Because native speakers do not repeat so much of a question; we just say 'yes' or 'no'.
- anonymous I'm prompted to answer: 'Yes, it is wonderful'.
- But I can't figure out why it is that I'm more likely to answer 'Yes' than 'No' to such a question.
- Because native speakers do not repeat so much of a question; we just say 'yes' or 'no'.
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anonymousI'm prompted to answer: 'Yes, it is wonderful'. But I can't figure out why it is that I'm more likely to answer 'Yes' than 'No' to such a question.
Because native speakers do not repeat so much of a question; we just say 'yes' or 'no'. However, I am guessing that in this case, the question is a rhetorical question:
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