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why are there no question marks at the end of song titles that are indeed questions?
- i don't think you technically even need a question mark on your post as you are making a statement that invites response and not asking someone directly.kingsteven
- actually if you think of the melodies in these songs, none of them use an upward inflection...kingsteven
- (googles songs with question marks in their titles to see if thats ever the case)kingsteven
- "making a statement that invites response" is an interesting observation/explanat... but I'm still not clear/convincedKrassy
- Direct: How much does this dildo cost?
Indirect: I’d like to know how much this dildo costs.kingsteven - i have no idea, but i'm guessing it's something grammatical like that. found some examples of songs that have question marks in the title but aren'tkingsteven
- questions in the lyrics there, so i guess anything goes :Dkingsteven
- I just wanted to add that I despise the BeeGees.CyBrainX
- Picture a radio dj announcing the tracks with and without a question markspl33nidoru
- https://www.youtube.…MrT
- Should regular non-questioning titles have a period at the end?drgs
- And so for the past two hours I've had "Do you really want to hurt me? Do you really want to make me cry?" going around and around my head. Thanks?Nairn
- Krassy: Because they are art. And art doesn't have to follow the rules.cherub
- @Nairn you're lucky Mr. Mister's - "Broken Wings" or Europe's "The Final Countdown" are not subject to question marks ;-)Krassy
- @cherub haha! best explanationKrassy