Non-inverted Questions

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In standard English, questions are often formed by [[Wikipedia:English grammar#Interrogative word order|inverting the order of the subject and the verb]]. A statement has the subject first ('''''I am''' here.''), but a question has the verb first (''Where '''am I'''?''). In the [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner universe]], however, this is apparently not a grammatical requirement: the characters occasionally say things along the lines of ''"Where '''I am'''?"'', which is a '''non-inverted question'''.
In standard English, questions are often formed by [[Wikipedia:English grammar#Interrogative word order|inverting the order of the subject and the verb]]. A statement has the subject first ('''''I am''' here.''), but a question has the verb first (''Where '''am I'''?''). In the [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner universe]], however, this is apparently not a grammatical requirement: the characters occasionally say things along the lines of ''"Where '''I am'''?"'', which is a '''non-inverted question'''.
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*'''Debut:''' [[Where My Hat Is At?]] — [[|Homestar Runner|Homestar]] repeatedly asks the title question.
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*'''Debut:''' [[Where My Hat Is At?]] — [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] repeatedly asks the title question.
*[[Where's The Cheat?]] — [[Bubs]] asks "Where The Cheat is at?".
*[[Where's The Cheat?]] — [[Bubs]] asks "Where The Cheat is at?".
*Email [[dangeresque 3]] — [[Strong Bad]] as [[Dangeresque]] asks "Who this is?".
*Email [[dangeresque 3]] — [[Strong Bad]] as [[Dangeresque]] asks "Who this is?".

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In standard English, questions are often formed by inverting the order of the subject and the verb. A statement has the subject first (I am here.), but a question has the verb first (Where am I?). In the Homestar Runner universe, however, this is apparently not a grammatical requirement: the characters occasionally say things along the lines of "Where I am?", which is a non-inverted question.

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