a. What are they the better for it?
b. What the better are they for it?
Might you tell me the difference in meaning between them?
To me, what is an adverb meaning 'somewhat'. But I don't see the difference in meaning between them.
anonymous a. What are they the better for it? incomprehensible.
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anonymousa. What are they the better for it?
incomprehensible.
anonymousb. What the better are they for it?
That is understandable.
How much better off are they due to their having X (whatever "it" refers to.:
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