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Tung Quoc Posted 20 years ago
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Is this sentence correct?
How about your opinion about my first question?
Quoc
How about your opinion about my first question?
Quoc
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yes
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BenitaYou could even say 'What is your opinion about my first question?'And that would be better, IMO. "How about" is a bit impolite in this context, as I see it, it's like asking "Why haven't you provided your opinion by now?"
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Hi Quoc,
In my experience, 'How about . . .' is commonly used by English learners to ask questions. It lets them avoid having to form the correct grammar. My advice is that you should avoid this habit.
In my experience, 'How about . . .' is commonly used by English learners to ask questions. It lets them avoid having to form the correct grammar. My advice is that you should avoid this habit.
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Tidus"How about your opinion on my first question".http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=55695&dict=CALD
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The sentence is correct.
However, it sounds strange - How about about?. Also you would want to use it when asking someone, in a potentially rude way, to finally give their opinion instead of doing something else - for example talking about someone else's opinion. Generally, you don't want to ask for opinions by saying "how about you give me your opinion (for a change)".
However, it sounds strange - How about about?. Also you would want to use it when asking someone, in a potentially rude way, to finally give their opinion instead of doing something else - for example talking about someone else's opinion. Generally, you don't want to ask for opinions by saying "how about you give me your opinion (for a change)".
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