Out of the question

[RonBee]

Thanks Ron Bee, I tried using (or use?) the formal English so that's why I didn't put any 's' to mine, anyway, thanks for reminding.
Can anybody show me should I use try+v-ing or try+inf in this case or not?

"Try doing it" vs "try to do it"? (There is often a difference in meaning between the two.)

~R

[BobK]

Thanks Ron Bee, I tried using (or use?) the formal English so that's why I didn't put any 's' to mine, anyway, thanks for reminding.
Can anybody show me should I use try+v-ing or try+inf in this case or not?

Both! 'I was trying to use...'.

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[dihen]

I might (mis?)intepret "This is out of the question." as "You are not allowed to ask about this." Is that a possible meaning for a native speaker, or no?

[MikeNewYork]

I might (mis?)intepret "This is out of the question." as "You are not allowed to ask about this." Is that a possible meaning for a native speaker, or no?

Not really. A particular plan, approach, etc may be out of the question (we are not going to do that), but the phrase doesn't really mean that questions about something are not allowed.

[BobK]

I might (mis?)intepret "This is out of the question." as "You are not allowed to ask about this." Is that a possible meaning for a native speaker, or no?

For that you'd say (in an informal context) 'that's off limits', 'that's not on the agenda' or 'that's not on the table'. I don't know of a (short) way of saying it formally - you'd have to use some periphrasis like 'I'm not at liberty to talk about that' or 'that's not [up] for discussion'. Of course, a politician would say 'I'm glad you asked me that' and proceed to talk about one of the few things his party has done right.


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[dihen]

If it's not as strong as "not allowed to ask", does it imply that the person who said it doesn't want the person he's speaking to ask about something?

[Philly]

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I'd say "It's out of the question" is plenty strong in the sense that it completely rejects an idea or suggestion. There is not a sense that someone isn't allowed to ask the question or bring the topic up, but rather that there is simply no point in discussing the idea/suggestion further.
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