Date: Sun, 22 Oct 1995 09:10:10 CDT From: mlbroom[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]SAUMAG.EDU Subject: Re: statements spoken as if it were a question 'charGE' now *that's* funny! I was guessing that maybe the valley girl speech from California was the root of the question intonation phenomenon, but then I don't know. Yes, I agree, it does seem to be more of a female trait. Marla