Probable? Why? Can't you be sure

Man: Are you the weatherman?
Weatherman: I guess so; sometimes I wonder.
Man: Oh, good. So, you can tell me what the weather’s going to be like.
Weatherman: Oh, I can tell you what the weather might be like.
Man: What it might be like?

Weatherman: Just a minute. If we have all these clouds here and the wind is blowing from east to west, it is probable that the clouds will go from east to west.

Man: Probable? Why? Can’t you be sure?

Weatherman: No, the wind might change the direction and blow from west to east.
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Probable? Why? Can’t you be sure? ←

Is “Probable?” a short form for “It is probable?” in this dialogue?

Thank you

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You might say
“You said ’probable’? Why? Can’t you be sure?”

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Thank you so much, Arinker :rose:

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Probable? (informal) = Is it probable? (formal)
In the first, intonation makes it an interrogative sentence. (Acceptable in spoken grammar)
In the second, the word order makes it a grammatical question.

So, Probable? is a short form for Is it probable? in this dialogue.

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Thank you so much, Anglophile :rose:

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