You might call them rhetorical questions (conditional), but I might
call them confusing when the person talking to you uses them repeatedly
and they lose the power of their rhetoric ;-)
You may call them such (indicative), since it's a free internet ;-)
But I got used to it pretty quickly, and the technique does have a
certain, naive charm ... :-)
Chris
On 16 Jul 2004, at 17:16, Winsor Crosby wrote:
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> What are they called? I think they are called rhetorical questions.
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> Winsor
> A typical American who is flummoxed by the subjunctive and understands
> no difference between may and might. Maybe.
>
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