A few days ago
bronxboy

A Question Of Punctuation?

Should the question mark be omitted from the following rhetorical question?

Hell, who has time to be bored when there’s a new hassel, outrage, or torment awaiting me around every corner.

Top 10 Answers
A few days ago
dogsafire

Favorite Answer

No, it should not be omitted. It remains a question.

Whether or not you expect an answer is irrelevant

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A few days ago
Anonymous
A question is a question whether it is rhetorical or not. Therefore, a rhetorical question should have a question mark, as all questions do.
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A few days ago
samantha
Yes, it can be because it is an exclamatory statement. Use an exclamation point in the place of the question mark and it would be fine.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
No. It requires a question mark. Rhetorical or not, it’s still a question.

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A few days ago
Anonymous
I agree with the answerers, but on an emphatic statement like that. some authors might use an exclamation mark.
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A few days ago
Lydia
No, use the question mark. Watch the spelling of ‘hassle’.
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A few days ago
SKCave
No, it should not be omitted. “Hassel” is actually spelled “Hassle”. Hope this helps.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
it need a question mark at the end and u need to take out the hell, so the question starts with “WITH”

peace

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A few days ago
Bonnie
Keep the question mark.

Spell hassle right!

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A few days ago
scotty w
It’s still a ? rhetorical or not.
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