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Mr. Tom Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
How come are you here right now?
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Could you please tell me which sentence is better?
How come are you here right now?
How come you are here right now?
Thanks,
Tom
Could you please tell me which sentence is better?
How come are you here right now?
How come you are here right now?
Thanks,
Tom
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Hey, Tom. The second one is more common. I don't think the first is incorrect as well.
- Hey, Tom.
- The second one is more common.
- I don't think the first is incorrect as well.
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Hey, Tom. The second one is more common. I don't think the first is incorrect as well.
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The second is more common. Neither is considered standard English.
"What are you doing here now?" is very common in American English.
"For what purpose have you come?" is very formal.
"What are you doing here now?" is very common in American English.
"For what purpose have you come?" is very formal.
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Hi Tom
"How come" is another way to ask "why". It strikes me as fairly informal, and it is often used in situations in which the asker is challenging something or expressing a degree of disbelief in addition to asking why. However, the word order that follows "how come" is not the same as the word order that follows "why". Thus, the usual wording with "how come" is:
- How come
"How come" is another way to ask "why". It strikes me as fairly informal, and it is often used in situations in which the asker is challenging something or expressing a degree of disbelief in addition to asking why. However, the word order that follows "how come" is not the same as the word order that follows "why". Thus, the usual wording with "how come" is:
- How come
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