Question and Request

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Question noun - An act or instance of asking for information.

Usage example: the dozens of questions researched by the reference librarians

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Request is a synonym for question in speech topic. In some cases you can use "Request" instead the word "Question" as a noun or a verb.

Request noun - An act or instance of asking for information.

Usage example: the medical columnist is unable to answer individual requests for specific information on various disorders

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Question is a synonym for request in speech topic. Sometimes you can use "Question" instead the word "Request" as a noun or a verb.

old	old question	old request
similar	similar question	similar request
specific	specific question	specific request
direct	direct question	direct request
Other adjectives: original, reasonable, legitimate, single, simple, stupid, actual, infamous, quick, innocent, personal, new, silly, final, impossible, next, last, different, previous.

presence	question presence	request presence
characters	question characters	request characters

A simple question or request, without further elaboration, might be seen as unspeakably blunt or insultingly evasive.

Source: Tactful Translation
She intended the question with the letter H, but Junpei mistakes this for a request of help for Hentai...,so sex!.

Source: Accidental Innuendo / Anime and Manga
Ultimately played straight, since the woman in question later revealed that she never made the request in the first place.

Source: Literature / Kushiel's Legacy

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