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Category_MWW Blog>The Question Mark
Two Questions
Even when said as one thought with NO pause and NO change of the timbre of the voice, this construction takes two question marks.
...Were your car windows open? Do you remember?
...Was y...
Category_MWW Blog>The Question Mark
Put the Question Mark Where the Question Is First Asked
We need a rule to cover all of the things attorneys do after they ask that basic question. This is the pattern that came up in four different questions on FB.
...Do you know where he is right now?...
Category_MWW Blog>The Question Mark
"Do you know?" and Others
When a question like "Do you know?" or "Do you recall?" is tacked on at the end of
another question, use an interrog for both questions.
...How close were you to the edge of the road? Do you know?...
Category_MWW Blog>The Comma
A "Redefining" with "That Is"
Here is a punctuation question from FB that inspired today's blog:
"On examination her lower extremities had normal capillary refill -- that is, normal circulation -- and no trophic changes, in ot...