2006-12-12 09:35:22 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I'm giving you an answer so yes, it must be!
2006-12-12 09:37:44 · answer #1 · answered by trixi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if this is an answer, originally this question was asked in a philosophy examination in the 1960s at Oxford University. One of the students came to the examination and demanded a pint of ale stating his rights under the ancient laws and charter of the university. This law related to sometime in the 16th century. Eventually he was given the ale. Three weeks later he was fined £100 for not wearing full military dress and a sword in public.
2006-12-12 10:41:06 · answer #2 · answered by steve w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. And the reason I say no, is because you typed, " Is this a question." You did not punctuate the implied question, and Yahoo added the "?" mark automatically. This makes it a question after you typed it. Therefore you can take it as an improperly puctuated question, or a statement which a computer added interrogation to.
2006-12-12 09:46:20 · answer #3 · answered by lallen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-12-12 23:20:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rarely does a question refer to itself. The word 'this' in your "question" refers to the sentence as a whole. Another example like it is: Is this a sentence? But what is unique in your question is that you use a question to ask a question about a question.
Another example is: This is a sentence. A better one is: This is an answer. So my answer to your question, "Is this a question?", would have to be: "This is an answer." This is so because in the answer as in the question I am using the utterance to do what the utterance is about to the utterance, i.e. to answer about the answer in the form of an answer, as the question 'asked' about the question (itself).
2006-12-12 10:14:59 · answer #5 · answered by psychologist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure? If it ends with a question mark then yes,that would be a question
2006-12-12 09:38:22 · answer #6 · answered by Sarah D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, your sentence is a question, but do you r e a l l y want an answer?
2006-12-12 09:44:26 · answer #7 · answered by blondie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. To be or not to be, that is the question.
2006-12-12 10:08:54 · answer #8 · answered by WISE OWL 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
? is a question
2006-12-12 09:43:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2006-12-12 10:31:40 · answer #10 · answered by shmux 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has a question mark and therefore by definition is a question.
2006-12-12 09:37:57 · answer #11 · answered by L D 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋