Which of the above is correct usage and why. I saw this edit in a stackoverflow question and it got me wondering why was it edited. Is it just because the first one sounds better?
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Everyone should know something.
What should everyone know?
Asking the question to the object of the sentence we usually use inversion after the question word.
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Would you care to explain in further. I didn't understand. – rd22 Feb 23 '16 at 12:40
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The source of confusion here is that on online forums the title of a question can be perceived (by the poster) more as a title (or rubric) than as a question posed.
If we pose the question:
What should every programmer know?
If we create a rubric beneath which we list all the things a programmer should know:
Things every programmer should know
What every programmer should know
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