Punctuating Requests and Indirect Questions

Punctuating Requests and Indirect Questions

Tweet this quote.Question marks can be optional, eh? The Canadian Style (guide) shows us that sometimes questioning words are actually forming a command, request, or indirect question, contraindicating the use of a question mark. Today, in my regularly scheduled Canadian, Eh? column at Copyediting.com.
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