Speech – Is Asking Questions Without Subject-Verb Inversion a New Trend?

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I don't know what it is called but I have seen people using the sentence which is the answer of some question as question itself.
For example:

You are going to play tennis? (this isn't much common still not
wrong)

I am looking good?

You will prefer tea or coffee?

Is it just a new trend or some old style of speaking?

Best Answer

It is a perfectly usual way of speaking, which I have used and heard used over the last seven decades.

The interrogative is effected by a change in voice pitch, which makes it clear that it is a question you are asking.

In written form the question mark is essential.

It can, if not used with care, be misinterpreted as a statement rather than a question. For this reason it is often important to ensure you have the listener's full attention when you speak, and to say it directly to them:

'You will see him tonight?'.

'Yes'.

'Good, then I will let him know'.

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