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Michaelting Posted 15 years ago
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How/why
How did this happen to me?
Why did this happen to me?
Reply: It happened to you because you were careless.
Can both how and why be used for the reply above?
Why did this happen to me?
Reply: It happened to you because you were careless.
Can both how and why be used for the reply above?
Top answer
Hi, How did this happen to me? Why did this happen to me? Reply: It happened to you because you were careless.
- Hi, How did this happen to me?
- Why did this happen to me?
- Reply: It happened to you because you were careless.
- Can both how and why be used for the reply above?
- Yes, we often use 'how' in this way.
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Hi,
How did this happen to me?
Why did this happen to me?
Reply: It happened to you because you were careless.
Can both how and why be used for the reply above?
Yes, we often use 'how' in this way. But I suppose it would be possible to answer the 'how' question by saying,
eg It happened qu
How did this happen to me?
Why did this happen to me?
Reply: It happened to you because you were careless.
Can both how and why be used for the reply above?
Yes, we often use 'how' in this way. But I suppose it would be possible to answer the 'how' question by saying,
eg It happened qu
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