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Aside, you don't need to end a question with "or". It's assumed. It's a non-committal way of writing that I've been seeing lately. As if you need to pre-empt a
by always_good 10y ago
Aside, you don't need to end a question with "or". It's assumed.
It's a non-committal way of writing that I've been seeing lately. As if you need to pre-empt and soften the possible "no" answer to your yes or no question.
- Dylan16807 10y agoPeople like to vary their language to apply different tones to what they're saying. Pointing out the obvious fact that it's not necessary doesn't serve any purpose.
- therealdrag0 10y agoActually, it's more of saying "This is NOT a yes/no question, if it's "no", I want you to elaborate." Think of it as "..., or what happened?"