Can you answer my question

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Thread starter sb Start date Sep 20, Could you please be kind enough to answer my question in the thread below :? Could you please be kind enough to answer my question in the thread below? Could you please be kind enough to answer my question in the thread below : www Click to expand Hermione Golightly said:. To me there is a clear difference. It may not be a question. In a normal conversation between two people, you reply to anything they say: Bob: Do you like chocolate? Dan: I like to dance.

It is only used about a question: Bob: Do you like chocolate? Bob: That reply does not answer my question. My question is about chocolate.

In that conversation, nothing Dan says will be an "answer" unless it tells Bob whether Dan likes chocolate. Thanks a lot dojibear, your explanation is crystal clear!

Senior Member US English. In My Opinion, we'd use the intonation indicated by the punctuation: "Answer my question! Could I finish say an email with "answer" in which, in fact, there was a question? I think both words are okay. You say you want are waiting for a reply to your email, which will include an answer to your question. And if there were no question, only 'reply' fits, right?

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