What time is it?
How would you answer these questions? If you have a watch :now? It’s 13:20.
However, this question may not be a question in some circumstances. For example, suppose you have a loud conversation with your friends late at night and are laughing out loud.
Neighbors said. What time is it?
In this case, the question is not a question, but an offer. It is an offer to keep quiet. Nobody asks for the time. Generally speaking, the purpose of a statement changes depending on the situation.
Therefore, in order for the content and purpose of the statement not to be influenced by the situation, you have to explain exactly what you want to say. Otherwise, the statements may work differently. It’s a so-called misunderstanding.
And the problem is that the orders take the form of soliloquy, just as the offer takes the form of questions.
Someone mutters a soliloquy. It may turn into a command depending on the situation. Of course, there are ways to deal with such tricks. I hope you don’t make a situational interpretation. Let’s receive soliloquy as it is.
What time is it?
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