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- What about you? versus How about you? - English Language Usage . . .
In point of usage, Ngrams shows a slight preference for What about you: COCA shows 770 instances of how about you, the vast majority of which are in the proper context (a few are in the form of how about you do so-and-so), and 1002 of what about you, all of which that I saw were in this context BNC has 78 versus 202, an even more marked
- What is the difference between how you would or how would you and . . .
The normal form "how you would" is just this, "you would" is a conditional form: if X, then you would Y "If there are any messages, this is how you would like to receive them " no question here, just an affirmation The correct way to phrase your sentence is not one of the two you proposed Here are the correct ways:
- When is it necessary to use have had?
If you were asked whether you have ever had an accident while driving, you might answer that you had a couple of accidents when you were younger It is of course the past tense If you reported this conversation, you could say that you told him that you have had past accidents It is sometimes called the past perfect tense
- Usage of if you would - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
When you have would in the “if” part, it essentially means “be willing to”: If you would please take your seats, we could get the movie started If only you were willing to sit down, we could get the movie started If you sat down, we could get the movie started
- Im well vs. Im good vs. Im doing well, etc
You are, apparently, not interested in how a person is, because evidently all the common answers are not acceptable to you, but in how a person is doing In practice, no one really cares about the difference, but there is a fault in your question
- Difference between How are you? and How are you doing?
You would say "How are you?" when you don't know the person very well, or when you meet someone for the first time, whereas you would say "How are you doing?" when you already know someone, or act as if you already knew them So "How are you doing?" is more warmful but it can be felt as a little too friendly in a formal context
- What is the origin history of you do you (or do you)?
The full phrase this originated from is "do you and I'll do me" Another variation is "do you - cuz I'mma do me" The oldest reference to the phrase that I could find is from the song Do You by Funkmaster Flex (featuring DMX), from the album Volume IV, released on December 5, 2000
- Use you or one in formal writing? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
When the stakes are high you are often tempted to cheat You might prefer the former to the latter because the latter comes across as very accusatory This is really the only circumstance I will use "one" as opposed to "you " Generally, except in very formal writing, "one" comes across as rather pretentious or old fashioned
- What does if and when mean, and is it the same as when and if?
I live in Sweden and work as a translator A translation agency just asked me for an offer Their reply (in Swedish) to my offer was, "Thank you, we'll let you know if and when the end-customer accepts your offer " My interpretation is that they meant, "We'll get back to you when we find out whether or not the customer has accepted your offer "
- To start vs to get started - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Either you start something, and then it runs, or you don't "Get started" implies, start it, but don't expect any results yet, because you're still starting and not actually doing yet Of course, the language is full of weasel phrases that add color and fuzziness, attempting to reflect the nuances of reality
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