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MUSCOVITE Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

What about you?

Hi,

(1) I didn't like that movie. Did you?
(2) I didn't like that movie. What about you?

Is it okay to use "what about you?" for a more direct question (in contexts like this one)?

Mus-te
  

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Good morning Mus-te, Both sentences are fine and I cannot tell, offhand, which is "more direct" without a lot more context. You could say both to an individual or a group. John

— JohnParis

  • Good morning Mus-te, Both sentences are fine and I cannot tell, offhand, which is "more direct" without a lot more context.
  • You could say both to an individual or a group.
  • John
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Good morning Mus-te,
Both sentences are fine and I cannot tell, offhand, which is "more direct" without a lot more context.
You could say both to an individual or a group.
John
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Morning John,

Thanks for your comment!

Let me ... cant find the right word .... "generalize"(?) my initial query....

Let's consider the following series of "candidate answers":
(1) What about you?
(2) How about you?
(3) And you?
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What do YOU think that of these three versions? I use each of them frequently, but not always under the same circumstances.


Would you agree with those who claim these versions are absolutely interchangeable? No, I do not think that they are all interchangeable.

"... difference between (1) and (2)." Yes, I feel that there is a difference. However, fo
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Hi,

Of your two original choices, I see 'Did you? as the more direct.

As mentioned, context will of course also be important.

Clive
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