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Old 03-Jan-2006, 02:53
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Default Re: Are you sure? or You are sure?
The first is the standard model for a question, but we will use the second. I'd use it to confirm something- I just want to check you're sure, like a question tag, while the first would be for when I have no idea what you think.
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