Negative Questions
Negative questions are very popular in English, especially when speaking. When we ask negative questions, we expect the answer to be "yes". This is common to confirm information we already have, or to show confusion, make suggestions, persuade people, or show frustration.
Confirmation
Aren’t you from Mexico? You told me last week you were.
The speaker is sure that the person is from Mexico, but they are just confirming.
Confusion
Don’t you have a job interview tomorrow?
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