Language Geek » Language Gripes http://languagegeek.net just blogging about my language geekery Mon, 14 May 2012 19:33:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 No, that sentence should not end with a question mark. http://languagegeek.net/2007/06/28/no-that-sentence-should-not-end-with-a-question-mark/ http://languagegeek.net/2007/06/28/no-that-sentence-should-not-end-with-a-question-mark/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:23:26 +0000 Josh http://languagegeek.net/2007/06/28/no-that-sentence-should-not-end-with-a-question-mark/ Continue reading →]]> I was at the post office today mailing a few items, when I saw a little placard that made me cringe. It showed a postal worker, holding her hand to her ear, as if she was listening. Below her picture was this text:

We’d like to know how you service was today?

Argh. No, that sentence does not need a question mark at the end. It should have a period, or if they were wanting to imply excitement, an exclamation point – but not a question mark. That’s a statement. Statements do not end in question marks.

I’m really surprised that made it through the editing process!

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