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A phrase following a statement that adds emphasis or suggests an option. For example, in Is this a good movie or what? the phrase asks for confirmation or agreement. However, it also may ask for an alternative, as in Is this book a biography or what? In the 1700s it generally asked for a choice among a series of options, and it still has this function, as in In what does John excel? in imagination? in reasoning powers? in mathematics? or what?
Example Sentences
That is what the police are now trying to prevent, on the grounds that underage bystanders may witness the procession, no matter the age of those actually taking part, how they are dressed, or what banners they carry.
Expectations for the Bank's base rate are influential in what High Street banks and lenders charge customers to borrow money or what they give to savers.
And if you ask the same people, what do you think the Democrats care about, or what the Democratic Party emphasizes?
Education Secretary Linda McMahon said Tuesday that the state is at risk of funding cuts, but did not elaborate on the timing or what the cuts could be.
There’s real evidence that men’s household contributions track with birth rates in democratic, industrialized countries with modern economies, or what researchers call Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries.
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