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Interventizio Posted 12 years ago
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Or have they?
Ex.: "At least they have stopped deforesting the area, or HAVE THEY?"
I think I have encountered this formula somewhere, and quite frequently. "OR HAVE THEY" should mean in this case: "Or are they still doing it?" Can you confirm this?
It seems counter-intuitive to me, because it should rather be: "Or HAVEN'T they?", but whatever.
I think I have encountered this formula somewhere, and quite frequently. "OR HAVE THEY" should mean in this case: "Or are they still doing it?" Can you confirm this?
It seems counter-intuitive to me, because it should rather be: "Or HAVEN'T they?", but whatever.
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Yes. But I guess "or" makes the difference here.
Another example would be: "Apple has announced iPhone 6 release date…or have they?"
Another example would be: "Apple has announced iPhone 6 release date…or have they?"
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InterventizioYes. But I guess "or" makes the difference here.Making a statement and then questioning whether that statement is true is a way of raising a question.
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