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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Use of how

0 01b01i00 When Mum was dying of cancer, we all worried about 01font00how02font00 losing her would mean losing our whole family.02i02b02br
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00Does 01font00how02font00 mean 01font01i00that02i02font00 here? Or is the sentence incorrect?02br
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02br 02i 02b 02font 02br 00Does how mean 01i 00that02i 00 here? 02font 00 No, it's not wrong. Often, the two versions are interchanged with the same meaning.

— Clive

  • 02br 02i 02b 02font 02br 00Does how mean 01i 00that02i 00 here?
  • 02font 00 No, it's not wrong.
  • Often, the two versions are interchanged with the same meaning.
  • However, there can sometimes be some small differences intended in meaning, as follows.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Best wishes, Clive02br 02font 0-
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