20 WAYS TO BEGIN ASKING

1. Are you aware that...?
2. Do you know that...?
3. See if there is...
4. Tell me if...
5. I wonder why...
6. Who tells you about...?
7. It's said that... what do you think?
8. There's a rumor that goes.... what do you say?
9. What is the fact that.... ?
10. What makes you believe that...?
11. Is it true that...?
12. Am I correct on assuming that...?
13. Have you ever been told that...?
14. Is there any evidence that...?
15. Have you ever asked yourself that...?
16. If you could..., what would you do?
17. Let me know what you've known.
18. Whatever you've known is whatever I also want to know.
19. How could I know this if you refuse to tell?
20. You are supposed to do this, aren't you?