• JTskulk@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    4
    arrow-down
    11
    ·
    5 days ago

    I don’t get if you’re trying to make a statement or ask a question. What’s with the question mark? You know if you get the joke or not, right?

    • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      4 days ago

      The actual question is implied by the statement turned into a question. “I don’t get it?” is asking for an explanation.

      • JTskulk@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        4 days ago

        No, you’re asking if you don’t get it, even if your tone of voice changes while saying it. OP’s statement needed a period, a question would be “Can you explain the joke you’re trying to make?”