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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
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Why waste money on clothes? (do you X)
1. Why waste money on clothes you don't need?
It seems 'do you' is omitted which I don't understand.
Q1) Is 'do you' omitted because of 'you don't'? or just simply because of conversation English?
Q2) Do you also say 'Why waste money on clothes'?
It seems 'do you' is omitted which I don't understand.
Q1) Is 'do you' omitted because of 'you don't'? or just simply because of conversation English?
Q2) Do you also say 'Why waste money on clothes'?
Top answer
"Do you" is omitted because the question is NOT addressed directly to an interlocutor, it is more general and it can be rhetorical.
- "Do you" is omitted because the question is NOT addressed directly to an interlocutor, it is more general and it can be rhetorical.
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"Do you" is omitted because the question is NOT addressed directly to an interlocutor, it is more general and it can be rhetorical.
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Hi,
Ah, I got what you mean.
Even though it has a question mark, it does not necessarily ask a listener's answer, does it? becuase it's rhetorical.
So, if I say Why do you waste money on clothes you don't need?, then, this is no longer a rhetorical question but a listener is asked to answer, isn't he?
Ah, I got what you mean.
Even though it has a question mark, it does not necessarily ask a listener's answer, does it? becuase it's rhetorical.
So, if I say Why do you waste money on clothes you don't need?, then, this is no longer a rhetorical question but a listener is asked to answer, isn't he?
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