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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

about what/what about etc

What are you talking about?
What about are you talking?
About what are you talking?

which ones are possible?

thanks in advance.
  

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The first one is the only one that sounds natural. The second is ungrammatical. The third is possibly ok in theory (stretching it a bit though) but sounds very odd.

— Nona the brit

  • The first one is the only one that sounds natural.
  • The second is ungrammatical.
  • The third is possibly ok in theory (stretching it a bit though) but sounds very odd.
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The first one is the only one that sounds natural.

The second is ungrammatical.

The third is possibly ok in theory (stretching it a bit though) but sounds very odd.
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Nona The BritThe first one is the only one that sounds natural.

The second is ungrammatical.

The third is possibly ok in theory (stretching it a bit though) but sounds very odd.
Shaw's famous quote about ending a sentence in a preposition: that is something up with which I shall not put.
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