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Paultx Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
"Or is it?" or "Or isn't it?"
I've seen that a couple or two over the Internet and also on movies. Here is an example from Design Shack, a website about... design:
What do you say?
TIA.
I wonder if it wouldn't be more precise to say "Or isn't it?"
The Coca-Cola logo is hands down one of the best and most famous logos of all time. Take a close look, it’s perfect in every way. Or is it?
What do you say?
TIA.
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As a native speaker, I'll take it as it stands. " works. This seems to fall into the category of "tag questions," where logic and common sense don't apply.
- As a native speaker, I'll take it as it stands.
- " works.
- This seems to fall into the category of "tag questions," where logic and common sense don't apply.
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As a native speaker, I'll take it as it stands.
I hear it as "Or is it really!" "But is it really?" "Look again!"
Of course "Or isn't it?" works.
This seems to fall into the category of "tag questions," where logic and common sense don't apply.
It's a question of "what do people say?" "What do people mean?"
I hear it as "Or is it really!" "But is it really?" "Look again!"
Of course "Or isn't it?" works.
This seems to fall into the category of "tag questions," where logic and common sense don't apply.
It's a question of "what do people say?" "What do people mean?"
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