# What was the question being asked?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-question-being-asked/835309>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 10, 2019, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-question-being-asked/835309 "2019-06-10T17:15:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-question-being-asked/835309/21 "2019-06-11T18:57:22Z")

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> [@Folly](#):
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> Oops. Never mind, I assume its…

Yes, that was the answer.

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**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2019, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-question-being-asked/835309/22 "2019-06-11T20:01:52Z")

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Too bad you don’t have an “either/or” option. I think If I saw the question, I actually would have said both to cover all bases.

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**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-question-being-asked/835309/23 "2019-06-13T01:35:41Z")

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> [@CookingWithGas](#):
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> “This show” means you want the show.
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> If you want the host you ask, “This TV host interviews celebrities while eating hot wings.”

Yeah, it can’t have a possessive. It either has to be like that or “This TV show host.”

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