Why

[John99]

Why you have to put a question mark after why?

example:

biily: i went to the movies.

jimmy: why. (why?)

 

[tuberculatious]

why!

 

[Enmos]

Because it's a question. Why else ?

 

[John99]

why!

is that right?

 

[John99]

Because it's a question. Why else ?

how is it a question?

what are you asking specifically with the word why.

 

[Enmos]

how is it a question?

what are you asking specifically with the word why.

That depends on the statement that prompted the question.

Person A - "You should brush your teeth three times a day!"

Person B - "Why?"

Here, the question "Why?" actually means "Why do I have to brush my teeth three times a day?"

It's an abbreviation of the full question.

 

[John99]

i dont think you understand.

why and a ? both mean the same thing.

 

[Enmos]

i dont think you understand.

why and a ? both mean the same thing.

No.

 

[John99]

i think they are exactly the same.

 

[Enmos]

i think they are exactly the same.

Then you are wrong.

Why, when, where, how, who, what.. all mean exactly the same as a '?' ?
Then why aren't they interchangeable ?

 

[John99]

Then you are wrong.

Why, when, where, how, who, what.. all mean exactly the same as a '?' ?
Then why aren't they interchangeable ?

i am asking why why is not interchangeable with ?.

the other things you mention are more specific.

 

[Enmos]

i am asking why why is not interchangeable with ?.

the other things you mention are more specific.

Because they are not the same !

Jesus Christ, John. Please sit back for a while and think it over.

 

[John99]

?

(test)

 

[John99]

what am i asking in post #13?

(disregard text between parenthesis)

 

[John99]

examine the text below:

a: i am going to the movies.
b: ?
a: what do you mean why.

a: i am going to the movies.
b: When?

you cannot be asking when with ? but you can be asking why.

it seems to me like if you put the ? alone you would always be asking why.

 

[tuberculatious]

where is also a question. yet you didn't question the questionmark after where.

 

[Enmos]

what am i asking in post #13?

(disregard text between parenthesis)

Nothing at all. The single question mark does express some confusion though.

 

[Enmos]

examine the text below:

a: i am going to the movies.
b: ?
a: what do you mean why.

a: i am going to the movies.
b: When?

you cannot be asking when with ? but you can be asking why.

it seems to me like if you put the ? alone you would always be asking why.

Seriously.. :spank:

 

[StrangerInAStrangeLand]

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¿Que pasa?

 

[mike47]

Because linguistics say so.....loool .