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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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How do you answer the following question?

1. What is he like?
2. How is he like?
  

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1. What is he like? A: He is tall, dark and handsome, and a great dancer!

  • 1.
  • What is he like?
  • A: He is tall, dark and handsome, and a great dancer!
  • 2.
  • -- This is not English.
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1. What is he like? A: He is tall, dark and handsome, and a great dancer!

2. How is he like?-- This is not English. You have these choices:

How is he? A: He's fine now, his fever is almost gone.
What does he like? A: He likes skiing, beer and Cuban cigars.

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