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- grammar - Why how fun it is to. . incorrect? - English Language . . .
"What fun" is a standard phrase in English "Oh! what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh!" The alternative "How fun" probably comes from a child, or some other person inexperienced in English
- How does it look? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
"How does it look?" is a request for a critique of the appearance of something Your girlfriend (or boyfriend) puts makeup on and asks, "How does it look?" The answer is always, "Beautiful!" "What does it look like?" is a request for a description of something Your girlfriend (or boyfriend) asks, "I hear your old girlfriend (or boyfriend) is wearing a new outfit to the party tonight and you
- Is it correct to use hows as short for how does?
I agree the broad thrust of all this, but I don't think "How's it feel?" is quite on a par with "How's your bad leg?" It's a somewhat more extreme contraction, which arguably implies it's "more colloquial" And even where 's = is, as in the previous sentence, there can be differences I'm inclined to think that in, say, "If the Queen's coming to visit it's important to make sure your toilet
- how it is vs how is it how that is vs how is that
The first version listed ("How is it possible?") is the standard way of asking in the United States, Canada, England, Australia, etc The second version ("How it is possible?") is how English speakers in India ask this
- Is it CoViD? Or COVID? Covid? How should the word be spelled?
I have seen it spelled COVID-19, but I have also seen Covid-19 In addition, I believe I have seen CoViD-19, capitalising only the first letter of each word from which it was abbreviated (for it is
- homophones - In the phrase to see how something fares fairs, is it . . .
"To see how something (someone) fares, or fairs" Which is the correct one to use in this expression? And what is the etymology, or history behind the expression?
- When can we use This That is how we you do it?
Compare "That's the way to do it" which is a traditional phrase from the English seaside entertainment the Punch and Judy show There are various versions all with the same meaning, of indicating how something should be done You should be able to work out which variation fits your needs, and people will not look at you strangely if you vary it The difference between this and that is complex
- word choice - How about vs. What about - English Language Usage . . .
Is there a difference between starting a question with How about and What about? Can we use both expressions interchangeably?
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