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Hasibrahman Posted 6 years ago
Gary tells Marni about how his brother has terrible manners.
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Gary tells Marni about how his....
Does the word "how" mean "that" in the sentence below?
Gary tells Marni about how his brother has terrible manners.
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You cannot say "tells ... ". To make a relevant comparison between "how" and "that", I suppose one would compare these two: Gary tells Marni how his brother has terrible manners.
- You cannot say "tells ...
- ".
- To make a relevant comparison between "how" and "that", I suppose one would compare these two: Gary tells Marni how his brother has terrible manners.
- Gary tells Marni that his brother has terrible manners.
- These have roughly the same kind of meaning, but "that" seems plainer and more factual.
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You cannot say "tells ... about that ...". To make a relevant comparison between "how" and "that", I suppose one would compare these two:
Gary tells Marni how his brother has terrible manners.
Gary tells Marni that his brother has terrible manners.
These have roughly the same kind of meaning, but "that" seems plainer and more factual. "how" suggests
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