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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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How is it like?

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00Can we, however, say "How was it like?" 'How' implies an adverbial, but 'like' requires a noun phrase after it, so it seems that the 'how' question is grammatically incorrect.02br
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0 If you want to use 'how', then drop 'like' so that it becomes "How was it?", or "How is it?" 0-
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0 Could anyone direct me to the URL that supports the ungrammaticality of "How is it like?" 0-
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0 We are supporting the ungrammaticality of 'How is it like?'. 0-
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00And please, don't google the phase "how is it like" because you will get things like "It feels like being in love? How is it like being in love?" or "Read the story and consider Johnny's problem. How is it like Jane's problem, and how is it unique to Johnny?"0260hrefhttp://www.EnglishForw
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00it seems that the 'how' question is grammatically incorrect.12blockquote
10More than just seems. And I think you can verify it for yourself. Note in the display below that 01i00how02i00 makes a nice substitute for 01i00what + like02i00, so 01i00how + like02i00 is equiv
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German speakers often say "how is it like" or "how does it look like" as a literal translation of the German word "wie" in the phrases "wie ist es" or "wie sieht es aus". "What is it like" is correct English grammar.
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