Timeline for Can I show my opinion in negative interrogative?
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| Nov 8, 2020 at 20:38 | comment | added | Cascabel_StandWithUkraine_ | +1 I think it is a legitimate Q for here. It might look like a non-native user question, but it shows research, and does not seem to be a duplicate. BTW...I agree with FF that tag questions are usually used for this context, but it also depends on the intonation. A rising intonation indicates uncertainty, while a falling intonation indicates an expected agreement...any actual answer will probabably depend heavily on question tags. | |
| Nov 8, 2020 at 18:31 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Nov 8, 2020 at 18:09 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | I think this question is based on a false premise. None of OP's examples actually give any indication of whether the speaker thinks something is safe or not (the default assumption is He doesn't know - that's why he's asking). The way to convey the fact that you have a prior opinion in English is either by posing a "rhetorical" question, or by including a "tag" question: It's not safe, is it?, or It's safe, isn't it? | |
| Nov 8, 2020 at 17:24 | comment | added | mplungjan | Do you, as I do, feel it is not safe to let strangers in? | |
| Nov 8, 2020 at 17:24 | comment | added | Gqqnbig | @mplungjan I like yours, as "also" indicates someone else has the same feeling, but it may not be me. If it is my boss himself who made the decision to let strangers in, I can shrink and say "It is Tom and Marry who feel it's unsafe; I fully support your decision!" | |
| Nov 8, 2020 at 17:19 | comment | added | Jim | It isn’t safe to let strangers in, right? | |
| Nov 8, 2020 at 17:12 | comment | added | mplungjan | Do you also feel it is not safe to let strangers in? | |
| Nov 8, 2020 at 17:04 | comment | added | Gqqnbig | @Cascabel I know question tags if you are referring to "It is not safe to let strangers in, is it?" Is there a way to not directly state my opinion but hide it in a question? | |
| Nov 8, 2020 at 17:02 | history | edited | Gqqnbig | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 8, 2020 at 17:02 | comment | added | Cascabel_StandWithUkraine_ | Question tags are helpful for this. | |
| Nov 8, 2020 at 16:57 | history | asked | Gqqnbig | CC BY-SA 4.0 |