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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
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Why waste money

Why waste money on clothes you don't need?

Q) (How come or)Why there is no 'do you' before "waste"?.
  

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That would be a different question. -- This is an inquiry about the general practice. -- This is a personal condemnation of the listener's habit.

  • That would be a different question.
  • -- This is an inquiry about the general practice.
  • -- This is a personal condemnation of the listener's habit.
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That would be a different question.

Why waste money on clothes you don't need?-- This is an inquiry about the general practice.

Why do you waste money on clothes you don't need?-- This is a personal condemnation of the listener's habit.
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moon7296Why waste money on clothes you don't need?
I hear this with a missing "would you" or "should you", "would a person" or "should a person". These questions frequently precede a suggestion for an alternate course of action in a when-clause.

Why ( should you / would you ) waste money on clothes you don't need when you could spend it on jew

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