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To: Greg or e who wrote (11724)	12/31/2010 1:20:13 PM
From: Jacques Chitte	Read Replies (3) of 69300

I dug back through the thread to find the relevant reference. Message 27030402 The not-quite-question: >So your wife talks to dead people and they told her that there was someone who had cancer in your family?< Remove the question mark, and I notice two things: the sentence structure is not interrogative, and the pejorative "so" prefaces the statement. Even with a question mark, the effect is disbelieving, belittling ... snide. Sarcastic. I agree to some extent that written communication does not capture body language and intonation. The way words are combined takes on the force of intonation. If you want to ask a question that is recognizable as such ... and not instantly red-flagged as an almost-plausibly-deniable slur, I would be so bold as to state that you need to use correct interrogative syntax. I was startled to see your and Brumar's nonquestions follow identical form: question mark tacked onto a declarative sentence prefaced by pejorative fillword. To me, the implied contempt is obvious, and I don't feel like giving into the tiny little dominance game contained in the format. I strongly counsel - let your questions be actual questions. Jmo.

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