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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

On the usage of "should not I..."

I am not surprised by what Alice has said. So in reply I said, "Why shouldnt I be surprised?"

Is this correct usage or I should say "Why should I be surprised?"
  

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Hi, Hi, The logical response is Why should I be surprised? ' Clive'

— Clive

  • Hi, Hi, The logical response is Why should I be surprised?
  • ' Clive'
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Hi,
Hi,

The logical response is Why should I be surprised?

Clive
The logical response is 'Why should I be surprised?'

Clive'
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AnonymousI am not surprised by what Alice has said. So in reply I said, "Why shouldnt I be surprised?"
In other words Alice said something, and it didn't surprise you. In that case, it seems to me that you would reply to the content of Alice's remark rather than mention that you aren't surprised by it. If your main reaction is the lack of surprise, you would
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