On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:41:57 -0700, "JoeU2004" wrote:

If I had a rudimentary knowledge of a language, I suspect I would use the
assertive form of verbs even when asking a question. (In fact, I have!)

If I were speaking the language, I would add an inflection to indicate a
question, and I have.

If I were writing, I would end the sentence with a question mark.

And if I were trying to write a technical question in a non-native language, I
would certainly include my native language.
--ron