I see people say statement as question while speaking by raising their voice at the of it to mean it's a question.
For example consider followings.
- You want to stay here? ==> Is used to mean "Do you want to stay here?"
- You guys spoke to anyone? ==> Is used to mean "Did you guys speak to anyone?"
Are these really used by native speaker in casual speech? And can I write them in the same way while writing them as dialogue by putting them between quotes? Are there any special grammar rules for these kind of questions?
Answer
Yes, they're really used by native speakers in casual speech.
Yes, you can write them that way in dialogue.
No, there are no special rules. Just write a sentence that is grammatically a statement, then write a question mark at the end instead of a period to signal the rising intonation. (That's what you've done in your examples.)
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