Word order in special questions

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Xinerub

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Which one of the following sentences is correct?

What did you mean exactly? - What exactly did you mean?
 

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Which one of the following sentences is correct?

What did you mean exactly? - What exactly did you mean?

They are both correct.
 

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What is special about those questions, Xinerub?
 

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Xinerub, a better title would have been What did you mean exactly?


'Thread titles should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.'
 
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