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25 May
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When someone addresses you, what's the nuance difference between responding with "What?" and "What's it?"
When someone addresses you, what's the nuance difference between responding with "What?" and "What's it?"
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- English (US)
I don’t understand the context
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- Spanish (Mexico)
@KevinF Like if a friend were to say to you "Hey, Kevin", how would you answer? "What?" "What's it?" "Yes?" etc. and what would be the differences?
- English (US)
@HanyuuFurude I’ve never heard “what’s it” in this context.
It depends on your tone but I think it’s common for parents to teach their kids to not respond with “what?” because it could easily be seen as rude, or at least sound bad.
Depending on their tone I’d probably answer differently:
Yeah
What’s up
What
Do you need something
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- Spanish (Mexico)
@KevinF I see. For some reason I had "What's it?" recorded on my brain, lol. Thank you!
- English (US)
@HanyuuFurude you're welcome! Maybe younger people say it now or you heard someone outside the US say it.
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