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Can someone (John?) weigh in on the etymology of 干吗？ 吗 is second tone right? Is this a contraction of 干什么？ Is it from another dialect? Is it related to the fact that sometimes in text 吗 and 么 are used interchangeably? Thanks!
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December 25, 2009 at 8:22 PMCan someone (John?) weigh in on the etymology of 干吗？ 吗 is second tone right? Is this a contraction of 干什么？ Is it from another dialect? Is it related to the fact that sometimes in text 吗 and 么 are used interchangeably? Thanks!