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Is "Please pass the gravy" followed by a full stop or a question mark?

59 replies

JohnnyBee · 04/02/2019 21:22

KS2 English punctuation question and my 10 year old daughter thinks it's a full stop while I (who has a degree!) thinks it's a question mark.
Let's show her who's right!

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GertrudeWilloughby · 04/02/2019 21:41

But I see a lot of people on here use question marks after statements like this?

I also see a lot of questions asked using a full stop for example "how old is your dc." "Do you have a joint account." "Why do you do that." Confused

FadedRed · 04/02/2019 21:42

Full stop and a comma after ‘please’.

Jorgezaunders · 04/02/2019 21:46

Degree, two MAs, professional writer. Full stop.

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Holidayshopping · 04/02/2019 21:48

What’s your degree in? Grin

ok, fine, enough, I was wrong and she was right!

Please do tell her!

dun1urkin · 04/02/2019 21:49

Why aren’t you going to tell her you were wrong?

Whisky2014 · 04/02/2019 21:50

Why would it be a question mark? I dont even understand why it would cross your mind to be a question mark.

rightreckoner · 04/02/2019 21:50

Exclamation mark. It’s a (passive aggressive) command. Followed by

Why the hell are you hogging the gravy?

Applesaregreenandred · 04/02/2019 21:50

I think the level of PP's qualifications is irrelevant. Knowing that this sentence needs a full stop is basic GCSE.

glamorousgrandmother · 04/02/2019 21:51

Full stop.

GlitterPixie · 04/02/2019 21:52

Full stop

Smidge001 · 04/02/2019 21:54

Full stop. Please tell her.

EdwardScissorskills · 04/02/2019 21:55

Full stop.

And tell her she was right and you were wrong - why wouldn’t you?

elemenopeee · 04/02/2019 21:59

Why aren’t you telling her she was right? Hmm

cheesemongery · 04/02/2019 22:00

Please pass the gravy.

Could you please pass the gravy?

And I aint go no degree innit.

GivemeGivenchy · 04/02/2019 22:02

Doesn't spell check always put a question mark there though?

macblank · 04/02/2019 22:04

You could try the interabang/interrobang instead. It's used when it's not an ! not a ? is the right one, a bit of a statement/question goo.gl/search/Interrobang
Interrobang,

chxm19 · 04/02/2019 22:04

Full stop.. it isn't a question

cheesemongery · 04/02/2019 22:05

I would however prefer to use the term gravy boat. One cannot pass gravy by hand alone.

That's probably shit English, but I could care less.

Could care less, or couldn't care less?

kindlyplay · 04/02/2019 22:08

ok, fine, enough, I was wrong and she was right! (I'm not telling her though!)

I can't pick up your tone but I do hope you are joking?

Sethis · 04/02/2019 22:11

Could care less, or couldn't care less?

Couldn't.

If you could care less, then it means you attach some importance to the thing you are talking about. Which is the complete opposite of the intended meaning of the phrase. Another example of nonsensical phrases gaining traction, mostly due to American TV shows and movies.

Ontopofthesunset · 04/02/2019 22:15

I do notice lots of thread titles on here which are statements punctuated as questions - things like "My 2 year old daughter has a temperature?" or "My 12 year old wants to play Fortnite?" I always want to answer facetiously with something like: "Why are you asking me? I don't know" or "Well, does she or doesn't she?" But I don't because that would not help the poster.

Slapdasherie · 04/02/2019 22:20

It's kind of a dick move to want to rub her face in it if she was wrong, but refuse to own up to being wrong yourself.

Hopefully you were just joking about not telling her.

Cherrypickerpopoff · 04/02/2019 22:23

It's not a question. Full stop.

WaxOnFeckOff · 04/02/2019 22:25

Yep, 'cause she'll learn a lot by not being told the correct information and will also think her parent is a dick. She won't be wrong (again).'

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JohnnyBee · 04/02/2019 22:26

ok, I'll tell her!

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