“Why am I doing this task?”—applies to pretty much any action
“What’s the best operating system?”—in what context?
“What is the morally right course of action here?”
“Which of these is a better movie/record?”
Particularly useful when you spot a free-floating comparative, seems to have wider application. (e.g. you just asked it about itself.) Try it yourself, for all manner of values of “this”!
Can you expand on asking “what’s this for?”. Maybe an example or two? I’m not clear on what the context is.
“Why am I doing this task?”—applies to pretty much any action
“What’s the best operating system?”—in what context?
“What is the morally right course of action here?”
“Which of these is a better movie/record?”
Particularly useful when you spot a free-floating comparative, seems to have wider application. (e.g. you just asked it about itself.) Try it yourself, for all manner of values of “this”!