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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a random question" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to introduce a question that is not related to the current topic of discussion or is asked out of curiosity.
Example: "I have a random question: if you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?"
Alternatives: "an off-topic question" or "a spontaneous question".
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You can ask a random question about sex and you don't feel it was stupid.
COMMENT FROM MITCHC: This is a random question but there's obviously no need to select it unless it's relevant.
Applicants for the school's MBA programmes will be sent to a webpage on which a random question will appear.
Ever been in the pub and had a random question, and then someone mentions that service you can text questions to, except no-one can remember the name?
"You can ask a random question about sex and you don't feel it was stupid," said Ms. Cisneros, now a senior.
It's good for the children to see her out of uniform, she says: "The more familiar they are with you, the more likely they are to ask you a random question".
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MR: Is there any random question that I haven't asked you yet?
This seemed a slightly random question for a rainy March afternoon.
"Natalie, would you wear this at the US Open?" asks Donald (she's a golfer, this isn't a completely random question) "I wouldn't wear this in the corridor".
Finally, Vasquez turned to Willingham and asked a seemingly random question: had he put on shoes before he fled the house?
Can you pick a vegetarian out of a crowd based on looks and a few random questions?
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