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Cyshing Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Want to learn or Want to learn about?

1. What trick you do want to learn?
2. What trick do you want to learn about?

I saw on other forums, someone asked using the 2. I wonder that's a correct way to ask or not.
Which is the right way to ask?
  

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Hello Cyshing- and welcome to English Forums. In a real conversation, you would be understood no matter which way you asked the question. Out of context, however, this would be the difference: 1.

  • Hello Cyshing- and welcome to English Forums.
  • In a real conversation, you would be understood no matter which way you asked the question.
  • Out of context, however, this would be the difference: 1.
  • -- The speaker is referring to the method of performing the trick .
  • 2.
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Hello Cyshing- and welcome to English Forums.

In a real conversation, you would be understood no matter which way you asked the question. Out of context, however, this would be the difference:

1. What trick you do want to learn?-- The speaker is referring to the method of performing the trick.

2. What trick do you want to learn about?-- The spea

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