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by gosub100 876 days ago
yes-with-three-questions isn't a very confident answer. if you're confident, why put a question mark after your words? Is that like the internet-comments-section Bat Symbol to summon others from your tribe to back up your less-than-confident position?
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As a fully fluent English speaker, I read those extra question marks as astonishment that you'd even need to ask such a question and that the answer is seemingly obvious. And I'd agree with the commenter's sentiment. There's no question in their reply.