common question
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- noun
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pregunta común
- When I give classes, the most common question is all about how do I sell my script?
- the most common question
- common questions asked
- answers to common questions
What's the most common question you're asked at the Q&A;'s?
- What's the most common question you're asked at the Q&A;'s?
- But if he's well settled, I think that is the most common question the parents would ask.
- You'll learn the answers to common questions like how does a target state fund work?
- Now the the common question is what pests are there outside for this plant?
- And one of the most common questions I get is how to turn off repetitive thoughts.
- So often a very common question is which dairy product, and it's almost always cheese.
- Another thing I would say is one of the most common questions I get is can you keep regrowing?
Examples
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One of the most common questions I receive is about how to stay healthy.
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And also, you know, the business plan question, I think is a common question for people who want to get started.
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This is the single most common question I get.
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You know, for me, it's a common question that people ask.
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The most common question, you know, was where all those terms come from.
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One of our most common questions concerns the length of a bail bond.
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One of the most common questions I get asked is "Dermatend, does it work?"
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One of the most common questions asked about tracking is whether this practice enhances academic achievement.
Academic text (2004) -
There is a new Quick Start Guide that addresses the most common questions we get about BitNami RubyStack.
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The most common question new students ask is, 'Where is the library?'
How Common
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a question that is frequently asked' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'common' (typical/frequently occurring) with 'question' (a request for information). This simple adjective + noun composition is a standard, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The phrase common question comes from a simple image: many people asking the same question. So the word common means shared by many, and the phrase now means a question that is 'frequently asked'.