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Today's expression? Very, very good. Are you still dot, dot, dot, dot question? And you are still dot, dot, dot, dot, question.

So let's make a full question. And the easy example is, are you still smoking?

And you are still smoking?

So the idea is the same.

Are you still smoking?

Yes, no.

You are still smoking?

Yes, no.

They sound the same, right?

And sometimes we do use them the same.

But there is.

There can be a difference.

So if you are truly curious, you want to know,

is this person doing something or not, then we say, are you still smoking? I thought maybe you quit. Oh, you are still smoking. I see. So when you want to know something, when you're curious about something, the safe pattern is to say, are you still? Are you still

smoking? Are you still studying English? are you still are you still smoking are you still studying English are you still planning to visit America

now the other pattern you are still

this is usually used in confirmation when you are confirming something.

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