Episode Synopsis "SMQ&AS-E4: Are you telling or asking me? Is your inquiry closed-ended or open-ended?"
January 23, 2021: In this 4th episode of TEXTALL's Odd Textaments' Social Media Q&A Series, Piyush Mathur explains the differences between 'what he wants' and 'what does he want'. Citing examples, he points out that in a broader dimension of the differences, what is relevant is whether something is being told or asked; but inside the interrogative dimension itself, it remains relevant whether the question asked is closed-ended or open-ended. This episode is based upon the following original essay published on September 7, 2019 at this URL: https://www.textall.xyz/odd/are-you-asking-or-telling-me-and-what-exactly-is-it-that-you-are-asking-about
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