Re: interrogative tail or head ?

DP> In a message dated 6/15/01 8:38:40 PM, claudio.soboll@GMX.DE writes:

DP> << people and me feel unpleasent with this common way of interrogation.

DP> some dodge this with introducing their question "tell me..." or "my

DP> question is.."

DP> and its much more agreeable and less annoying. >>

DP>     Why would one be frightened and/or annoyed at a question?  Maybe you just
DP> hang around with a jumpy group of people.

DP> -David

lol.
well i explained he surprising character of tail interrogation
already, however in most times we introduce the interrogation just
from head of a sentence, so the rising intonation is merely an
attachment which strengthens interrogative character.
but when it stands for its own as only marker, than its definitely
annoying, because you dont know wether its a statement or question.

e.g. advocates talking in the court use this trick to express their
assumptions as statements, until finally they attach a "...isnt it ?"
at the tail of their monologues.
the jury is getting manipulated deeply because they take the statement
as long as true statement as the "isnt it " appears, but then its too
late , the jury has build their opinions already...
result: guilty !

isnt it?

regards,
c.s.