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drv on Aug 10, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Captchas To Keep Idiots Out Of Comment Threads

No, "Do you know where we are going?" is correct; however, without the "Do you know", "Where are we going?" would be correct.

kilburn on Aug 10, 2011 [–]

Thanks, it totally makes sense now. "Where we are going" was an affirmative (sub)sentence because the interrogative is already expressed in the "Do you know" part.

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