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Irina S Posted 4 years ago
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What's the difference between "What about you?" and "How about you?" in this dialogue:

What's the difference between "What about you?" and "How about you?" in this dialogue:

- Morning, Mike.

- Oh, hi there, Jane. What's up?

- Nothing much. I'm just taking these back to the library. How about you?/What about you?

- Oh, you know. Same old thing.

How do "How about you?/What about you?" differ in meaning in this contex?

  

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" differ in meaning in this contex? "How" is a little more likely here in the Middle Atlantic states of the US, but there is no reliable difference in meaning.

— Anonymous

  • " differ in meaning in this contex?
  • "How" is a little more likely here in the Middle Atlantic states of the US, but there is no reliable difference in meaning.
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Irina SHow do "How about you?/What about you?" differ in meaning in this contex?

"How" is a little more likely here in the Middle Atlantic states of the US, but there is no reliable difference in meaning.

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Irina S"What about you?" and "How about you?"

Try this link. It may help.

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