is "is" wrong?

[mmasny]

Thanks for assuring me!

 

[BobK]

Really? Wouldn't you say "I'm wondering if" instead of "I wonder if"?

No, I wouldn't; nor would Elvis, in Are You Lonesome Tonight? - 'I wonder if you're lonesome tonight'. (And there were no potentially distorting considerations like rhyme and metre, since these words are spoken.)

I think it's a generational thing. My children might use 'I'm wondering if...'

b

 

[BobK]

...

(2) Your brother is home?/ Your brother's home?/ Your brother home?

***** Thank you *****

:up: 'Your brother's home?' :up: but not '[STRIKE]Is your brother's home?[/STRIKE]' And 'Your brother's home?' has a strong (potentially impolite) implication that the speaker believes he is.

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[emsr2d2]

:up: 'Your brother's home?' :up: but not '[STRIKE]Is your brother's home?[/STRIKE]' And 'Your brother's home?' has a strong (potentially impolite) implication that the speaker believes he is.

b

Yes, that's exactly the implication I was getting too.

You go to your friend's house. You are in the house, and you believe that there are only two people in the house - you and your friend. You suddenly hear a noise from upstairs and say "Oh my god, your brother's home?!!!!"