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This thread is a little surreal. No-one has any idea how to answer "what is wrong with how I ask" because nobody knows how or what it is you are asking. Despite the question being asked here in English.
A couple of examples if you please.
I can't seem to remember anything now... I will write once I do, but for sure me and my friends encountered a number of time a situation that we felt like they are interpreting the saying as a statement and not as question...Originally Posted by LapLap
I was wondering this too. This thread is a little surreal. No-one has any idea how to answer "what is wrong with how I ask" because nobody knows how or what it is you are asking. Despite the question being asked here in English.
A couple of examples if you please.
English-speakers often depend on intonation rather than format to ask questions: "That's the cost?" "The hotel is two blocks away?"
I think it helps if you use "question words" and of course, speak slowly: "Can you please tell me where this hotel is?" "How much money does this cost?" "What time is it please?"
Also, the word "please" helps clue someone in that it is a question.
I think it helps if you use "question words" and of course, speak slowly: "Can you please tell me where this hotel is?" "How much money does this cost?" "What time is it please?"
Also, the word "please" helps clue someone in that it is a question.