29th June 2020

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Which is correct How come or how comes?

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Bernhard Sulzer: how come is a standard phrase but it is not necessarily always acceptable English (more a colloquialism); how comes - if it's not short for how comes it - is definitely slang and grammatically wrong. / Thanks! ;-)

In this way, when to use come or comes?

When the noun is singular, we conjugate with comes; when the noun is plural, we conjugate with come. Every Wednesday, five of my friends come over – Jane comes with Harry, but David and Betsy come with Linda.

How do you use what about?

“What about…?” and “How about…?” are very similar, but there is a slight difference.

Use “How about?” to suggest an action and to “open” possibilities: “I've got the day off from work tomorrow.
Use “What about?” to mention an objection or a potential problem:
“How about you?” and “What about you?” are both correct!

Who come or who comes?

Consider: Picnics come in the summer, the sun comes at dawn. When the noun is singular, we conjugate with comes; when the noun is plural, we conjugate with come. Every Wednesday, five of my friends come over – Jane comes with Harry, but David and Betsy come with Linda.

How do you respond to How about you?

Now, when someone asks “How are you?” (or “How's it going?” or “Wassup?”), the classic response is “I'm fine, thanks.”

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What HOW COME means?

Often when a person is asked WHY, they feel somewhat defensive, as if the person asking is challenging the action. In my experience, when a person is asked HOW COME instead of WHY it sounds more like the asker is simply, genuinely asking for help understanding the other person's reasoning rather than challenging it.

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How come slang meaning?

Looking in COCA, how come is very common in American English. It's used to mean why, in questions, and occasionally in statements: How come the reporters aren't asking that? In American English, at least, how come? is informal, but probably not considered slang.

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How can I use come in a sentence?

come Sentence Examples

"Come here," said the little man, and took her to one of the corners of the building.
I can come back.
Then come in and use the phone if you want.
I wish we had never come here.
"Come on, Jim!" called the boy.
I wasn't the one who wanted to come here in the first place.

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How do you use come?

Use “come” to talk about the movement to the place where the speaker or listener is.

Verb Forms: Come (Simple Present) – Came (Simple Past) – Come (Past Participle), Coming (Present Participle)
Examples: Bring me your umbrella to me, please.
Examples: Take your dog away from me!

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What is the difference between comes and come?

Picnics come in the summer, the sun comes at dawn. When the noun is singular, we conjugate with comes; when the noun is plural, we conjugate with come. If the subject is singular the verb comes with 's', and if the subject is plural only the verb's first form is used.

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Is I singular or plural?

The word "I" is singular, but it does not follow the subject-verb agreement for a singular subject. When you have a singular noun as subject, a singular verb follows. However, the pronouns "I" and "you" are singular but singular verbs do not follow after them.

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What is the difference between go and come?

We use come to describe movement between the speaker and listener, and movement from another place to the place where the speaker or listener is. We usually use go to talk about movement from where the speaker or listener is to another place.

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Did she come meaning?

"Has the teacher come" simply means you are still expecting him or her. "Did the teacher come" implies you only want the information (school hours are probably over). Just as "she has been waiting or she has waited means she is still waiting while " she waited" implies she left having waited for a while.

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What do you mean rude?

Rude refers to bad behavior or just plain bad manners. For example, children are taught to say "please" and "thank you" or they are considered rude. A rude person needs a little work — rude also means crude or basic, like a rude cabin out in the woods that barely keeps the rain out. It can be a sudden realization, too.

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Why is it so meaning?

In this use, so means like that or that way or as you say it is or the way you say it is. As a result, Why so means Why is it like that or Why is it that way or Why is it as it is or Why is it the way you say it is.

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Do I use that or which?

The clause that comes after the word "which" or "that" is the determining factor in deciding which one to use. If the clause is absolutely pertinent to the meaning of the sentence, you use "that." If you could drop the clause and leave the meaning of the sentence intact, use "which."

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How can you be about yourself?

How about yourself is grammatically incorrect. When using reflexive pronouns, you should use a subject at least once, although you can have an implied use to e.g.. You did that to yourself or (You) Look at yourselves. It is grammatically correct to say How about you, yourself, but that's pretty clunky.

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Who is this one meaning?

Pronoun. this one sg (plural these ones) A specified object, thing or person (especially one nearby or known) Which one do you want? This one!

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What is How's about?

Definition of how's about. 1 —used to make a suggestion or an offerHow's about some more pie? 2 —used to ask someone to give or lend one somethingHow's about a couple of bucks to tide me over till payday?

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What is the rule for a and an?

The real rule is this: You use the article “a” before words that start with a consonant sound and “an” before words that start with a vowel sound. For example, He has a unique point of view on the subject and talked about it for an hour.

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How about you or what about you which is correct?

From my point of view, if the difference between what about and how about in general is slight, the difference between what about you and how about you is even slighter. They are certainly interchangeable, as you mentioned, but I would go so far as to say that their common usages are semantically indistinguishable.

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