@oristarA,
oristarA wrote:Well, it seems that Contrex would not like to come here to help us out.
Contrex has not seen this thread before. Contrex has a thing called a "life", where he does things other than trawl A2K for questions to answer, e.g. work, sleep, eat, spend time with his wife, etc. However:
Quote:Isn't euphoria on becoming a father common in some people who hear their baby comes out healthy?
Questions starting with a negative such as "isn't" often expect the answer "yes", or imply that to be the natural one, and are often asked as a rebuke or if rhetorical, as a lament.
Don't you like eggs? (Everybody should like eggs!)
Aren't you interested in hearing about my vacation?(You insensitive clod!)
Isn't Washington the capital of the United States? (You wrote "Boston"!)
Doesn't anybody know how to spell these days? (I am implying that lamentably few people do)
Quote:Surely these people are well-prepared for the fatherhood.
'Fatherhood", not "the fatherhood"; also it is missing a question mark at the end.
This second question suggests (I think) that the speaker thinks that euphoria should be uncommon, is surprising or unnecessary. Thus it would be better if the first question started with 'Is' rather than 'Isn't'.
The complete utterance seems a rather foolish one.