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96. How to ask questions in English so that people understand you | Intonation in English

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The Importance of Intonation in WH Questions

Intonation is code. The way I ask the question indicates the type of answer that I'm trying to get. In English, when you ask a question that requires more information, more than yes or no, then the intonation sounds like a statement. When it comes to yes, no questions, we go up, we open it up. This is how people ask questions in many other languages as well with that open feeling, right? Like open intonation.

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