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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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"Do automatic cars not have power steering ?"

Could someone please explain what is wrong with this sentence.

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It is an odd question. With negative question like this, I would say: Don't cars with automatic transmission have power steering. Even with that, most people will only form negative question in particular context.

— Anonymous

  • It is an odd question.
  • With negative question like this, I would say: Don't cars with automatic transmission have power steering.
  • Even with that, most people will only form negative question in particular context.
  • Don't you see / do you not see what Paul is doing to you?
  • (Paul is not working, living in her place and eating off her pantry) and her friend is asking her in a sarcastic tone.
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It is an odd question. With negative question like this, I would say: Don't cars with automatic transmission have power steering. Even with that, most people will only form negative question in particular context.

Don't you see / do you not see what Paul is doing to you? (Paul is not working, living in her place and eating off her pantry) and her friend is asking her in a sarcast
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There's nothing wrong with the sentence.

It may sound strange to some ears when taken out of context.

In some situations, I believe it would be preferable to the more common "Don't automatic cars have power steering?"
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Manual or automatic are lables for the type of transmission an automobile is equipped with. We all know that. That's said, automatic cars - to me sounded odd. Maybe it's just how it sounded to my ears.....BTW, power rack-and-pinion steering is pretty much standard equipment nowadays in passenger vehicles, regardless the type of transmission.
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