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Ses Shin Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

'How' do you think?

Is it wrong to say 'how do you think'? Why?
  

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In some contexts, it would be fine: How do you think the first act of the play went? How do you think I got here? It normally, however, is not a substitute for "what": What do you think of my new haircut?

— Philip

  • In some contexts, it would be fine: How do you think the first act of the play went?
  • How do you think I got here?
  • It normally, however, is not a substitute for "what": What do you think of my new haircut?
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In some contexts, it would be fine: How do you think the first act of the play went? How do you think I got here?
It normally, however, is not a substitute for "what": What do you think of my new haircut?
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I see. So, in the two examples, the question word 'how' is used to ask how the first act went or how someone got here. But in general terms, we ask what (instead of how) people think of something.

Thank you! You are very helpful!
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Yes. I should have made the comparison of:
How do you like my new haircut? ~ What do you think of my new haircut?
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Yes, it is much clearer now. I've learned from you!
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