Macmillan Holdings, LLC. Grammar Girl, Grammar Girl's, QDnow, and Quick and Dirty Tips are all trademarks of Macmillan Holdings, LLC. And what about tag questions? Ana grammar I often write requests in business emails, such as, "Would you please send me the document as soon as you have it?" I realize I'm asking a question, but I don't expect the recipient to turn down my request, so is a question mark necessary? http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/rhetorical-questions-question-mark.aspx?commentid=18126#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/rhetorical-questions-question-mark.aspx?commentid=18126#Comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:43:33 GMT roopesh grammar Dear GG, Can you please put a table for 'nt form As am-amn't or aren't I dont know is- isn't does- doesn't etc. Thanks for your efforts! http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/rhetorical-questions-question-mark.aspx?commentid=17890#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/rhetorical-questions-question-mark.aspx?commentid=17890#Comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:11:13 GMT Grammar Girl grammar Bee, I covered "y'all" in Episode 65 (http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/regionalisms.aspx). There was a lot of discussion about it in the comments on that page too. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/rhetorical-questions-question-mark.aspx?commentid=17876#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/rhetorical-questions-question-mark.aspx?commentid=17876#Comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:13:00 GMT rpmason grammar Bee, I'm not a Southerner and I don't play one on TV. If you must use it, I would suggest y'all's. "Is y'all's sweet tea gone already?" Plural would then be, "I gave y'alls sweet tea." I remember reading a blog describing the use of y'alls (a plural of a plural) but that was a while ago and doesn't directly relate to your question. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/rhetorical-questions-question-mark.aspx?commentid=17874#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/rhetorical-questions-question-mark.aspx?commentid=17874#Comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:12:09 GMT Bee grammar What is the possesive form of "y'all"? I know "y'all" shouldn't be used in formal situations, but I am from and live in the South where it is acceptable in emails (unfortunately). http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/rhetorical-questions-question-mark.aspx?commentid=17836#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/rhetorical-questions-question-mark.aspx?commentid=17836#Comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:49:35 GMT Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:43:33 GMT http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/rhetorical-questions-question-mark.aspx feedback@quickanddirtytips.com (Managing Editor) feedback@quickanddirtytips.com (Webmaster) en-us