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Defendants unmasked in court face cost of damage for allegedly felling famous 150-year-old tree (apnews.com)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Are you asking me or just deliberately being a dick about a spelling mistake? Don't answer that. It's a rhetorical question.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Neither of the above. The question mark indicates a rising tone (common in informal speech), as a way to reduce intensity and specifically not be a dick about it. It's a polite and friendly way of letting you know you made a fairly easy-to-understand mistake (it's basically a mondegreen), and what the correct phrase is.