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19/01/2011 06:49:26
 
 
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Business
Category:
Creative writing
Title:
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01496487
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>>>>Hi everyone,
>>>>
>>>>Wondering if there are other question words besides:
>>>>
>>>>What
>>>>When
>>>>Where
>>>>Who
>>>>How
>>>>How much
>>>>Why
>>>>
>>>>?
>>>Whether
>>>
>>>How much ? That's two words. If you accept that then 'How Many' , 'How far' , 'How little' , 'How unlikely' .......
>>>
>>>UPDATE: Whence and Whither. Which
>>
>>
>>If you include whether you may include if as well
>
>True. On reflection I don't think either should count. The language really needs two words for 'How' as well: e.g
>"How did he do it" ? is an ambiguous question:
>"With a meat cleaver" - i.e. by what means
>"With a big grin" - i.e. in what manner



re: How, ambiguous question. I think the means/manner/etc are in the context


The reason I commented on 'whether' is that it is not really a question to me, rather a conjunctive as in ' I wonder whether you can get away with that'
Gregory
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