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18 January
- Simplified Chinese (China)
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English (US)
Question about English (US)
What is the difference between Hello guys, What is the difference between these two sentences?
Do you know her phone number? / Do you know what her phone number is ?
Do you know the capital of America? / Do you know what is the capital of America is?
are these interchangeable? and Hello guys, What is the difference between these two sentences? ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between Hello guys, What is the difference between these two sentences?
Do you know her phone number? / Do you know what her phone number is ?
Do you know the capital of America? / Do you know what is the capital of America is?
are these interchangeable? and Hello guys, What is the difference between these two sentences? ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
Do you know her phone number? / Do you know what her phone number is ?
Do you know the capital of America? / Do you know what is the capital of America is?
are these interchangeable? and Hello guys, What is the difference between these two sentences? ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- English (US)
For both examples we just shorted the sentence because the meaning is clear. They both mean the second examples in both sentences. It’s another way English has cut out words and evolved.
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- Simplified Chinese (China)
@Lucy_Huerra much appreciated! I got it ! Which one is more casual?
- English (US)
@Yao_grayson,
The shortened versions.
Highly-rated answerer
- English (US)
In my opinion, it sounds more intelligent to say, “Do you know her phone number?” I would never end a sentence with “is”
- Simplified Chinese (China)
@rinikatherini so much appreciated. I got it!!

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