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FutureFilms Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

How about, what about

how about
Let's play outside~ How about playing soccer?

What about
you guys like basketball don't you? - Oh yes we do.
what about baseball - Oh we also like it.

I think 'how about' is reduced expression of 'How do you think (feel) about~' right??
then 'what about' is also reduced? then what is the full expression of 'what about'?
or just my idea..
  

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What aboutyou guys like basketball don't you? what about baseball - Oh we also like it. ' ???

— Mister Micawber

  • What aboutyou guys like basketball don't you?
  • what about baseball - Oh we also like it.
  • ' ???
  • I think 'how about' is reduced expression of 'How do you think (feel) about~' right?
  • How do you feel about...?
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???how aboutLet's play outside~ How about playing soccer?What aboutyou guys like basketball don't you? - Oh yes we do.what about baseball - Oh we also like it.
Ignoring the punctuation and other problems, those are OK re 'how/what about...?'
???I think 'how about' is reduced expression of 'How do you think (feel) about~' right?
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Oh Thank you but
you explain 'what about' means what do you think about.
but yesterday I see a movie on tv
on the movie
A : We saved her
B : what about boomer??(man's name, I don't know well name spelling)
so I thought what about means Jim is(does) B then is(does) Jackson B too??
again Jim is(does) B, what a bout Jackson
'You guys like basketball.. what about baseba
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???am I doing right?
You are over-thinking the problem.

'What/How about..?' just asks about a related item, whatever it is; you cannot put a specific full question form into each case.
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I got to understand what you mean^^ Thanks for replying
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