She knows you but does she know you, does she not?
Can we make long question forms in a
question form?
Why do some people ask this question in the last few minutes?
Her husband is here. She’s here.
= formal She’s here. = informal
She isn’t here. = informal
The girl is not here, because he/she’s not here, and the boy is not there in her womb. = informal
She is not here. She is
here, is she not? She is here,
isn’t she? Is she
here? She’s not here,
is she? Is she
still here? + double informal
= informal = double Informal = Double informal =double “online” =double informal =double informal =double Informed =double?
If you have a short answer to “yes” why do some of the contractions make speech less formal?
If beginning a statement with something like “is she not?” will not be easy to understand. ” does sound formal to most native speakers, not because there is anything particularly exceptional about the statement, but mainly because any word or phraseology that has fallen from everyday speech tends to sound formal. Because for whatever reason few folks speak like that often. A barrister is now requesting confirmation, although the barrister has always needed to hear it, such as during a meeting in a court of law, about your statement. As an example, after you have admitted to being out of country at the time of the offence, did you not concede? “)
However, there is nothing particularly formal about saying ” She is not here ” as opposed to ” she’s not here” or ” she isn’t here “. The contractions are probably more common, but no more or less formal. Of course this is all down to usage – if a form of phrasing is in everyday use then there is nothing particularly formal about it.
I don’t really know what you mean by “double informal” – it sounds like you are trying to break down a single sentence into parts which are formal and informal, but really speech as a whole is either formal or it is not. When someone mixes informal speech with formal expressions usually it is deliberate and for effect. Speech that doesn’t meet the general pattern stands out. Someone may use formal mode of speaking in a formal setting for comic effect (eg Where
are the best examples of the same thing?
She is here, is she not?
She is here, isn’t she?
They both mean very different things. .. they imply that the speaker believes “her” is here and is either seeking confirmation for that belief, questioning a suggestion to the contrary, perhaps showing a measure of doubt.
She isn’t here, is she?
This doesn’t have the same implication for me to love me, in fact it is the reverse of my impression of them in their relationship. By saying “she” is not dead, it suggests an
initial belief that she is here. She was born and raised at the age of 16.
