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Bookmark or Share- grammar - Is it correct to use "how's" as short for "how does ...You seem to be making the false assumption that colloquialisms are not grammatically correct. Contractions are a natural part of spoken language in any language in the world—it’s part of the very fundament of speaking that we contract things that provide little necessary information.
- The whys and the hows - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeStack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers.
- "What about you?" versus "How about you?" - English Language & Usage ...E.g. I'm going straight home after work. How about you? I'm going straight home after work. What about you? They both seem to work interchangeably, but there feels like a subtle diffe...
- "How about" vs. "What about" - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeStack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers.
- How's it hanging? - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeProbably a simple "how's it going" I figured and began to speak, as he surely would not step below his station and greet me first. Then, half way through my short sentence my mind raced to the thought that it was indeed the last minutes of the school term and a fair well greeting would be more appropriate and I tried to instead say" hang in there."
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