How's crisis

Hi,

How's the trip?

My friend says the above means 'how was the trip?' No. but according to me this means 'how is the trip?'.Yes Who is correct?

(how's means)

how is

how has

how does

Right?

So, i need to claim a win upon him by knowing that I am right.

Clive

In writing it can mean only how is and how has:

How's this for an answer? IS
How's he done in the test? HAS

In informal conversation it is just about possible that how was may be heards as how's.

Thanks! Clive

How's doesn't ever mean "how does."

In colloquial speech, as mentioned below, "How was" can be slurred together to sound almost identical to "How's", especially to an untrained ear for the regional speech pattern of the speaker. But, the speaker intends to be saying "how was", rather than using "How's" to mean both how was and how is.

Hi Sam,



You mentioned How's doesn't ever mean "how does."

Where I live, I often hear it, and say it.

eg How's he do that? meaning How does he do that?

eg How's she expect me to know that?



Clive

Wow! I never heard that in the parts of the country I live in and frequent. Do you mind telling me (generally--not specific state) what part of the country you are in? I love these regional differences and should have realized that I might not know what every part of the country says colloquially.

CliveYou mentioned How's doesn't ever mean "how does."
Where I live, I often hear it, and say it.
eg How's he do that? meaning How does he do that?
eg How's she expect me to know that?

Same here. In fact, it's the same with any question word -- not just "how".

Where's she put the plates?
When's the news come on?
W

unprlldWho is correct?

You are. "was" never contracts.

CJ

Hi,

I live in Ontario, Canada.

But, truthfullly, I'd have said that it is a standard English contraction, not a regional difference.

yet obviously not used where you live, though.

We do say, where'd and what'd, (which sounds more like "wud") in my part of the country, but not the others.

And, Jim's right...none of those are correct for writing unless you are writing dialogue in a work of fiction, or reproducing spoken speech in a dialogue format for non fiction.

But, in speech, as Clive says, they do occur, apparently with wide variations in the U.S and