0
Alex+ Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

Where do you know him from? & How do you know him?

0 Is there any difference between02br
02br
00- It's Mr Tomson.02br
00- Where do you know him? or02br
00 How do you know him?02br
02br
00- They are going to divorce.02br
00- Where do you know it from? or 02br
00 How do you know it?02br
02br
00and which sentence is better? 0-
  

Top answer

". 02br 02br 00Actually, this is the first time I hear questions with 01i 00to know from. "02i 02br 02br 00 - They are going to divorce02br 00 - How do you know it?

— Selecter

  • ".
  • 02br 02br 00Actually, this is the first time I hear questions with 01i 00to know from.
  • "02i 02br 02br 00 - They are going to divorce02br 00 - How do you know it?
  • How did you know it?
  • 0-
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

11 Answers
0
0 I think, a more popular answer for "It's Mr Tomson." would be: "How did you meet?". But your variants are just fine, too.02br
02br
00Actually, this is the first time I hear questions with 01i00to know from. It is more natural for me to say "How do you know it?"02i02br
02br
00 - They are going to divorce02br
00 - How do you
0
0
0 I saw 'Where do you know sth/sb from?' in a phrase-book. But I'm not sure that it's a good phrase-book. 0-
0
0
0 At the New York Times:02br
02br
01h2

01a00THE SOPHISTICATED TRAVELER; Uncle Walt, Parlez-Vous Français 01b00...02b02a02h2

00 01table01tr01td
0
0
0Hi,02br
02br
01font00They are going to divorce02br
00 - How do you know it? 02font02br
02br
01font00This sounds unnatural. More natural would be 01font00'How do you know that?02font00' However, you'd most commonly hear people simply say
0
0
0 Thank you very much.02br
02br
00As far as I understood, I can say ' Where do you know him from?' or ' How do you know him?'02br
02br
00But which sentence does seem to you to be better? (I hope I wrote this question correctly) 0-
0
0
0Hi again,02br
02br
00Please tell me what kind of answer you are trying to obtain by these questions, and then I will be better able to suggest to you which form of the question is better.02br
02br
01font00Q: ' Where do you know him from?' Answer: ???02font02br
02br
01font00
0
0
0 Dear Clive,02br
00the answer could be:02br
02br
00- We met at Sue's party. or02br
00- We used to work together. or02br
00- We were at the same school.02br
02br
00If I'm not mistaken 'Where do you know him from?' is better for these answers???02br
02br
00If I'm right, then in what kind of situation c
0
0
0Hi,02br
02br
01font00Dear Clive, 02br
00the answer could be: 02br
02br
00- We met at Sue's party. or 02br
00- We used to work together. or 02br
00- We were at the same school. 02br
02br
00If I'm not mistaken 'Where do you know him from?' is better for these answers??? 00
0
0
0 Thank you, Clive.02br
00I appreciate your help. 0-
0
0
where do you know him
0

Related Questions