not do you believe it exists. It's perfectly good english, if you're English. I wonder how much more confusion is caused on here by similar misunderstandings, any other examples.........?
2006-06-12 08:13:35 · 24 answers · asked by sally maclennan 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It's whatever you want
2006-06-12 08:16:10 · answer #1 · answered by Judas Rabbi 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
its a two way argument. I personally don't agree with it.
what if a woman was raped, worst off by a member of her family and how will people judge her? what if u were gang raped? people say babies bring joy in life, so be it. but how will the baby cope when he or she finds out? alot of people out there are a result of rape and do well in life. Its really up to the conscious thought of the woman.
whats annoying is when people have abortions because the baby wasn't 'planned' especially if they're in their mid 20's and upwards i see it as pure greed coz Ur mature, u know contraception more than a 17 year old would know but u harm another life coz u weren't careful!
Either way the choice is dependant on the person
2006-06-12 16:31:30 · answer #2 · answered by bluestar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This means do you agree that women should be able access or have the rights to abortion.
No misunderstanding to English speakers as they know it exists, just a lot of arguing over whether or not people should do it.
2006-06-12 15:18:48 · answer #3 · answered by J9 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like how people completely missed the point of this post. This post is not addressing whether abortion is right or wrong, it is addresing the fact that with any given topic asking someone if they believe in it is really asking them if they agree with it.
Example: Do you believe in the death penalty?
The question is not "do you think it exists" We know it exists, in our country, it is a law. the question is "do you think it is right".
Many misunderstandings occur because people answer the question "does it exist?" instead of the real question being asked "is it right?"
2006-06-12 15:21:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hellooooooo you divvies - she's asking about the English language, NOT about whether you believe in abortion or not. READ THE QUESTION!!
And yes, you're right, I'm quite sure there are thousands of similar misunderstandings ...
2006-06-12 15:18:38 · answer #5 · answered by Away With The Fairies 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe in abortion as a means of birth control but I also don't believe a woman should not have to have a child due to Rape or incest . I also believe that its a Woman's Right to choose , but with in reason . I f someone has had more than one abortion they should be required to go through counseling to have another then if they need another in order to get it they should be sterilized . Because they obviously don't know how to use birth control .
2006-06-12 15:52:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Do you believe in abortion?", to me, seems to be worded to mean "do you believe abortion exists". If you wanted to ask someone's opinion on abortion, you should say something along the lines of "Do you believe abortion is right?".
At least, that's how it works in American English. I have no idea about English English.
2006-06-12 15:18:35 · answer #7 · answered by Not Allie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
abortioin should only be legal for those that life is in danger because of the pregnancy.
as far as the english goes...I agree that there are a lot of times when people write things that don't make sence. I think that there are so many dialects even in america that it is hard to understand each other all the time.
2006-06-12 15:23:24 · answer #8 · answered by vicked01 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believed you are quit right as to explain in English the why of abortion, although in any languages, I am convince that abortion its quit wrong, within the same context.
2006-06-12 15:22:21 · answer #9 · answered by paradiseemperatorbluepinguin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When asking someone in English if they believe in something you are asking them if its either permissible or honorable or for instance if you ask someone if they beleive in the constitution of the United States you are not asking if it exists you are asking do you beleive in the principles of freedom and equality set down by the constitution. To ask someone if something exists you would have to question with the word exist in the sentence or the phrase "is there". ex. Is there a mafia? Does the mafia exist.? If you asked someone if they believed in the mafia it might be able to be construed that your asking if it exists but grammatically it really implies do you beleive in them in the sense of do you want there continued existence.
2006-06-12 15:30:18 · answer #10 · answered by yourdoneandover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the others don't seem to understand what point you are trying to make here. I do and yes, I agree with you, it is confusing. You can apply that phrase to many things e.g "do you believe in human rights?"
If I can think of other similar phrases, I'll edit this answer.
2006-06-12 15:19:14 · answer #11 · answered by manorris3265 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋