
Originally Posted by
xXHoax
Inverted word order for English questions has certain "exceptions". "Is there any (a problem) problem?"--Correct. There may or may not be, and you want to know whether there is any. "There is any problem?" --Never said. "There('s) is a problem?"-- Can actually be said, but is used when the speaker has heard that there may be a problem, and wants confirmation as to whether there is. "Isn't there a problem?" Proposes that the speaker does in fact think there is a problem, and is asking if the listener agrees or not. "There's (is) a problem, isn't there?" (might have a period instead of question mark in some cases) Depending on intonation, could mean "I assume there's a problem... Oh no, that sucks."(Two lowering pitches, as if they were two statements) or "I thought there was a problem. Is that not actually true?"(raising pitch)......... Soooo.... Yaaay English!