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[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Often times, when you want clarification about something, you'll repeat a word that somebody said as a question.

Like, "Do you know why I'm baking a cake?" "A cake?" "A pound cake. Do you know why I'm baking it?"

That's how I read the second panel the first time, and I was confused.

[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 15 hours ago

That's called an "echo question" in linguistics because you echo the first speaker. It's also an echo question when you insert a question word. – A question what? – A question word like who, what, ...

[–] synapse1278@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

METALGEAR ?!

[–] BeBopaLula@piefed.ca 4 points 1 day ago

Hmm, I am always right, but seldom correct.

[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I feel like somewhere, someplace, there's been a couple that has had this very exact conversation.